Overview
The Bible addresses wool across 14 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Leviticus, Deuteronomy and Ezekiel. Closely related themes include Priests, Dress, Garments and Sanitation.
Key Bible verses about wool
Old Testament
Leviticus
The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;
Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin; thing: Heb. work of
And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest: thing: Heb. vessel, or, instrument
And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days:
And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean.
He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.
This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.
Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
Deuteronomy
Ezekiel
Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.
And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying wool for yourself
- Begin with Leviticus 13:47, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Leviticus, Deuteronomy and Ezekiel each treat the theme.
- Widen the study to related themes: Priests, Dress, Garments and Sanitation.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about wool?
The Bible addresses wool across 14 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Leviticus, Deuteronomy and Ezekiel. Closely related themes include Priests, Dress, Garments and Sanitation.
How many Bible verses are about wool?
The Bible references wool in 14 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention wool?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Leviticus 13:47: “The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;”
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