Yellow, as a color, holds various symbolic meanings in the Bible, often associated with gold, light, and sometimes disease. While the color itself is not frequently mentioned, its implications can be discerned through related imagery and contexts.

Symbolism and Meaning

1. Gold and Wealth: Yellow is often associated with gold, a precious metal frequently mentioned in the Bible. Gold symbolizes wealth, purity, and divine glory. In the construction of the Tabernacle and Solomon's Temple, gold was extensively used, representing the splendor and holiness of God's dwelling place. For instance, in Exodus 25:11, the Ark of the Covenant is overlaid with pure gold, signifying its sacredness and value.

2. Light and Glory: Yellow, as a bright and radiant color, can also be linked to light and divine glory. The Bible often uses light as a metaphor for God's presence and truth. In Revelation 21:23, the New Jerusalem is described as having no need for the sun or moon, "for the glory of God illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb." While not explicitly mentioning yellow, the imagery of light can evoke the brightness associated with the color.

3. Disease and Impurity: In a different context, yellow is mentioned in relation to disease, specifically leprosy. Leviticus 13:30 refers to a yellowish hair as a sign of leprosy: "the priest is to examine the sore, and if the hair in it has turned yellow and the sore appears deeper than the skin, it is a scaly outbreak; the priest shall pronounce him unclean." Here, yellow signifies impurity and the need for purification.

Cultural and Historical Context

In ancient times, colors held significant cultural meanings. Yellow, through its association with gold, was often seen as a symbol of wealth and status. The use of gold in religious artifacts and structures underscored its importance and the reverence associated with divine worship.

Theological Implications

From a theological perspective, the color yellow, through its connection to gold and light, can be seen as a representation of God's holiness and the richness of His blessings. The use of gold in the Tabernacle and Temple serves as a reminder of the divine presence and the call to purity and holiness in worship. Conversely, the association of yellow with disease highlights the reality of sin and the need for cleansing and redemption.

Conclusion

While not frequently mentioned, the color yellow in the Bible carries significant symbolic weight, reflecting themes of wealth, divine glory, and the human condition. Through its various associations, yellow serves as a reminder of both the splendor of God's creation and the need for spiritual purity.1. (superl.) Being of a bright saffron like color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.

2. (n.) A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except white; the color of that part of the spectrum which is between the orange and green.

3. (n.) A yellow pigment.

4. (v. t.) To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color; to dye yellow.

5. (v. i.) To become yellow or yellower.

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5555. chrusolithos -- a chrysolite (a yellow gem)
... a chrysolite (a yellow gem). Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:
chrusolithos Phonetic Spelling: (khroo-sol'-ee-thos) Short Definition: a topaz ...
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5556. chrusoprasos -- a chrysoprase (a greenish-yellow gem)
... a chrysoprase (a greenish-yellow gem). Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:
chrusoprasos Phonetic Spelling: (khroo-sop'-ras-os) Short Definition: a ...
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5474. chalkolibanon -- chalcolibanus (fine copper, bronze or brass ...
... Noun, Neuter Transliteration: chalkolibanon Phonetic Spelling: (khal-kol-ib'-an-
on) Short Definition: orichalcum, or frankincense of a yellow color Definition ...
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6669. tsahob -- gleaming, yellow
... 6668, 6669. tsahob. 6670 . gleaming, yellow. Transliteration: tsahob Phonetic
Spelling: (tsaw-obe') Short Definition: yellowish. ... yellow. ...
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8658. tarshish -- (a precious stone) perhaps yellow jasper
... 8657, 8658. tarshish. 8659 . (a precious stone) perhaps yellow jasper.
Transliteration: tarshish Phonetic Spelling: (tar-sheesh') Short Definition: beryl. ...
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3420. yeraqon -- mildew, paleness, lividness
... greenish, yellow. From yereq; paleness, whether of persons (from fright), or of
plants (from drought) -- greenish, yellow. see HEBREW yereq. 3419, 3420. ...
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2091. zahab -- gold
... From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored
(ie Yellow), as oil, a clear sky -- gold(-en), fair weather. 2090, 2091. ...
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2061. zeeb -- a wolf
... wolf (4), wolves (3). wolf. From an unused root meaning to be yellow; a wolf --
wolf. 2060, 2061. zeeb. 2062 . Strong's Numbers.
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The Mildness of the Yellow Press
... VIII. The Mildness of the Yellow Press. There is a ... has fatigued. This press
is not the yellow press at all; it is the drab press. Sir ...
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The Church of Notre Dame De Lorette in Paris with Its Yellow ...
... XIII. The Church of Notre Dame de Lorette in Paris with its yellow stucco
columns? The Church of Notre Dame de Lorette in Paris ...
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Popular Science, Like that of Mr. ...
... simplicity, explained to millions of clerks and workingmen that the mother is like
a bottle of blue beads and the father is like a bottle of yellow beads; and ...
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Against Embellishing the Body.
... on. The woman who dyes her hair yellow, Menander the comic poet expels from
the house:". ... chaste. Woman ought to make her hair yellow,". ...
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Mr. Bernard Shaw
... Ordinary sensible phraseology sometimes calls black white, it certainly
calls yellow white and green white and reddish-brown white. ...
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I Will Take one Case that Will Serve Both as Symbol and Example...
... blue, that greener green." There is no blue much bluer than Reckitt's Blue and no
blacking blacker than Day and Martin's; no more emphatic yellow than that of ...
/.../chesterton/whats wrong with the world/chapter 35 i will take.htm

The Apple Trees
... And though all the apples might look fine and sweet, and ripe and yellow, so that
to you they were all alike, as long as you only saw them lying there, yet if ...
/.../bevan/three friends of god/chapter xix the apple trees.htm

Port of Spain
... as Port of Spain"the suburbs especially" smells as it does after sundown every evening,
so long will an occasional outbreak of cholera or yellow fever hint ...
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Joseph the Dreamer.
... Now Jacob showed his special love for Joseph by making him a coat of many
colours"a long tunic with stripes of red, green, blue, and yellow, having a ...
/.../anonymous/children of the old testament/joseph the dreamer.htm

The Child Moses.
... up to the temple roof to beat the brass gong and chant their hymn to the morning,
the poor Hebrews flocked in thousands out of their little yellow huts, to do ...
/.../anonymous/children of the old testament/the child moses.htm

Yellow (6 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) A yellow pigment. 4. (vt) To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge
or color; to dye yellow. 5. (vi) To become yellow or yellower. Int. ...
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Saffron (1 Occurrence)
... zafran (ie, "yellow"), mentioned only in Cant. ... 1. (n.) A bulbous iridaceous plant
(Crocus sativus) having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See Crocus. ...
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Yellowish (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Somewhat yellow; as, amber is of a yellowish
color. Multi-Version Concordance Yellowish (3 Occurrences). ...
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Marble (5 Occurrences)
... purposes. The color varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red,
and green, and frequently beautifully veined or clouded. ...
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Gold (429 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary. (1.) Hebrews zahab, so called from its yellow
colour (Exodus 25:11; 1 Chronicles 28:18; 2 Chronicles 3:5). ...
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Itch (11 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 13:30 then the priest shall examine the plague; and behold, if its appearance
is deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and thin, then ...
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Mildew (26 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary (the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "to be yellow, "
yellowness), the result of cutting east winds blighting and thus rendering ...
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Brown (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (superl.) of a dark color, of various shades
between black and red or yellow. 2. (n.) A dark color ...
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Scall (9 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 13:30 Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight
deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the ...
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Sulphur (7 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Any one of numerous species of yellow or orange butterflies of the subfamily
Pierinae; as, the clouded sulphur (Eurymus, / Colias, philodice), which is ...
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