{"id":22153,"date":"2025-02-22T01:04:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T01:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=22153"},"modified":"2026-09-19T21:49:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T21:49:25","slug":"is-indigo-in-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/is-indigo-in-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigo staat niet in de Bijbel \u2014 maar het blauw ervan was eeuwenlang verloren"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Indigo is not named in the Bible. But the Bible does have a specific blue, it was required by law on the edge of every garment, and its source was lost for something like thirteen centuries. The recovery of it is one of the odder stories in modern biblical studies. The commandment Speak to the Israelites and say to them: &quot;Throughout the generations to come you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indigo is not in the Bible. Its blue is tekhelet, a dye whose source was lost for something like thirteen centuries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-22153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9107,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/blue-symbolism-in-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":22153,"position":0},"title":"What Does Blue Mean in the Bible? 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