Elusive Biblical Blue Found in Israel

Scientific Computing ^ | Thu, 01/02/2014 - 10:30am

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An Israeli researcher says she has identified a nearly 2,000-year old textile that may contain a mysterious blue dye described in the Bible, one of the few remnants of the ancient color ever found.

Naama Sukenik of Israel's Antiquities Authority said Tuesday that recent examination of a small woolen textile discovered in the 1950s found that the textile was colored with a dye from the Murex trunculus, a snail researchers believe was the source of the Biblical blue.

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Of possible interest...

[Gamecock]

Come spring I want to pain the ceiling of my front and back porch Haint Blue.

Probably not the same thing.

[Tzfat]

“Found”? I’ve worn techelet in my tzitzit for 13 years. Beged Ivrit has used this dye in techelet for at least 15 years,

[Blood of Tyrants]

I read all the words but didn’t understand a single one of them.

[ExCTCitizen]

Interesting.

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I’d go with Zane Gray accents on a ‘Enrey ‘Igging Just You White base...

[CrazyIvan]

I believe this dye is also described in the book “1421”.

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But I suppose Foreseeable Fuchsia would work too...

[Sacajaweau]

http://begedivri.com/techelet.htm

[mgstarr]

http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/what-color-was-tekhelet/

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Perhaps the difference is that until now Beged Ivit used a dye that he thought was the authentic tekhelet dye, but now they know it is the authentic recipe.

[Sacajaweau]

Probably ye old indigo...an awesome color used in map making...

[Biggirl]

I think it was that color that got one of the Carolinas started.

[Sacajaweau]

http://billfahrner.com/2013/08/17/

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks null and void.

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[Monkey Face]

Of definite interest! Thanks, Nully!

[Monkey Face]

Cool, SC!

[uglybiker]

I read all the words but didn’t understand a single one of them.

He sez he got nizzle in his shizzle.

[lbryce]

Fascinating discovery of biblical antiquity.

[lbryce]

Thanks very much for posting this.