Objects — H
Biblical objects starting with the letter H — click any entry to open its page when available.
14 objects
hail
Hail accompanied by lightning devastates Egypt's fields, men, beasts, and trees in Exodus 9, while Goshen is spared.
Exodus 9PlagueWeatherharp
The harp appears in Jubal's musical line and in Laban's lament that Jacob fled without songs, tambourines, and harps.
Genesis 4, 31Musichead-dresses
They make the head-dresses of fine linen for Aaron's sons, with tunics and waistbands.
Exodus 28-29, 39Priestly garmentheifer
A three-year-old heifer is one of the animals brought for Abram's covenant rite.
Genesis 15Sacrificial animalHoly of Holies
The inner room of the Dwelling, behind the curtain. The ark of the Testimony stands there with the mercy-seat on it.
Exodus 26DwellingSanctuaryHoly Place
The outer room of the Dwelling, divided from the Holy of Holies by the curtain. The table stands on its north side and the lamp-stand on the south.
Exodus 26DwellingSanctuaryhoney
Honey is among Canaan's best products sent to Joseph; Exodus 13 promises a country flowing with milk and honey; manna in Exodus 16 tastes like wafers made with honey. After the calf Yahweh still sends Israel toward a country flowing with milk and honey.
Genesis 43Exodus 3, 13, 16, 33Provisionhornets
Yahweh will send hornets ahead of Israel to drive Hivite, Canaanite and Hittite out, little by little, until Israel's numbers are sufficient to take the land.
Exodus 23Conquesthorns
The ram seen by Abraham at Moriah is caught by its horns in a bush. The bronze altar of burnt offerings has horns of a piece with it at its four corners, overlaid with bronze. The incense altar's horns are overlaid with gold.
Genesis 22Exodus 27, 29-30, 37-38SacrificeDwellinghorse
Riding animal; the Song of the Sea celebrates that Yahweh has thrown horse and rider into the sea.
Genesis 47, 49-50Exodus 14-15AnimalArmyhorseflies
Horseflies are sent as a plague on Egypt; Goshen is exempt and Israel’s region is spared in Exodus 8.
Exodus 8PlagueInsectshousehold-idols
Rachel appropriates Laban's household idols when Jacob flees Paddan-Aram; in Genesis 35 Jacob has his household surrender all such foreign gods, which he buries under the oak near Shechem.
Genesis 31, 35Cult objecthyacinth
A precious stone in the third row of the breastplate of judgement, with ruby and amethyst.
Exodus 28, 39Precious stonePriestly garmenthyssop
A bunch of hyssop is dipped in the Passover blood in the basin and used to touch the lintel and both door-posts.
Exodus 12Passover