“Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.”
Your sails were of fine linen, embroidered from Egypt; your awning was of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah, shifting from the ship's structural materials to its furnishings and decoration. The fine linen and embroidery from Egypt, combined with purple dye from Elishah, represent luxury goods that would have been extraordinarily expensive and symbolically significant. Purple dye was the mark of royalty in the ancient world, suggesting that Tyre's ship was decorated in regal splendor.
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