What does "Bells" mean in the Bible?
In (Exodus 28:33) the bells alluded to were the golden ones 72 in number, round the hem of the his priest’s ephod. Bells appears in 4 verses of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Bells?
In (Exodus 28:33) the bells alluded to were the golden ones 72 in number, round the hem of the his priest’s ephod. The object of them was so that his sound might be heard.” (Exodus 28:34) Ecclus. 45:9. To this day bells are frequently attached, for the sake of their pleasant sound, to the anklets of women. The little girls of Cairo wear strings of them around their feet. In (Zechariah 14:20) “bells of the horses” were concave or flat pieces of brass, which were sometimes attached to horses for the sake of ornament.
Definition text: Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Bells?
Where does Bells appear in the Bible?
Bells is referenced in 4 verses. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Exodus 28:33
- Exodus 28:34
- Exodus 39:25
- Exodus 39:26
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Bells.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Bells?
Bells appears in 4 verses, all of them in Exodus.
Which books of the Bible mention Bells?
Just one: Exodus.
Where can I read every verse about Bells?
This page lists 4 of them. Protos carries all 4, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
