Overview
The Bible addresses skin across 9 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Numbers, Genesis and Exodus. Closely related themes include Tabernacle, Altar, Levites, the and Priests. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Adam.
Key Bible verses about skin
Old Testament
Genesis
Numbers
And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.
And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:
And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar.
And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:
And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar:
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:
And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it. basons: or, bowls
People in the Bible and skin
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying skin for yourself
- Begin with Genesis 3:21, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Numbers, Genesis and Exodus each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Adam and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Tabernacle, Altar, Levites, the and Priests.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about skin?
The Bible addresses skin across 9 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Numbers, Genesis and Exodus. Closely related themes include Tabernacle, Altar, Levites, the and Priests. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Adam.
How many Bible verses are about skin?
The Bible references skin in 9 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention skin?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 3:21: “Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with skin?
Adam.
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