Objects — B
Biblical objects starting with the letter B — click any entry to open its page when available.
13 objects
balsam
Balsam is among Ishmaelite trade goods bound for Egypt in Genesis 37 and among the gifts Jacob sends with his sons to Joseph in Genesis 43.
Genesis 37, 43Trade goodsbdellium
A resin/gum mentioned alongside gold and onyx in the land of Havilah.
Genesis 2Materialbirthright
Esau sells his birthright to Jacob in Genesis 25 and later laments that Jacob has supplanted him twice in Genesis 27.
Genesis 25, 27Inheritancebitumen
Bitumen is used as mortar at Babel and appears again as wells in the Valley of Siddim.
Genesis 11, 14Building materialblood
Genesis 9 forbids eating flesh with its blood; in Genesis 37 Joseph's brothers dip his tunic in goat's blood to deceive Jacob.
Genesis 9, 37Covenant commandbow
The bow appears in Ishmael's archery and in Esau's hunting equipment when Isaac summons him for a blessing meal.
Genesis 21, 27Huntingbracelets
Gold bracelets are given by Abraham's servant to Rebekah as part of the marriage negotiations.
Genesis 24Giftbread
Bread appears in hospitality meals, wilderness provision, the meal Jacob brings to Isaac in Genesis 27, and as pastries on the chief baker's tray in Pharaoh's prison dream in Genesis 40.
Genesis 14, 18-19, 25-27, 40Provisionbricks
Bricks were baked and used in place of stone in the building project at Babel.
Genesis 11Building materialbrimstone
Brimstone is rained on Sodom and Gomorrah in the judgment narrative of Genesis 19.
Genesis 19Judgmentburial-site
Abraham seeks and acquires a burial site in Canaan for Sarah.
Genesis 23Burialburnt-offering
The burnt offering is central to Abraham's test at Moriah and Jacob offers a sacrifice on Mount Gilead when making covenant with Laban.
Genesis 22, 31Sacrificebush
Hagar placed the child under a bush when water ran out in the wilderness.
Genesis 21Wilderness scene