2007-03-09 13:38:25 · 8 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No. In biblical times dye was very rare and expensive. It was that Jacob cared so much for Joseph that he gave him a hugely expensive gift while he gave the other brothers no such honors.
2007-03-09 13:57:33 · answer #1 · answered by Vuk Bronkovic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm...that's worth thinking about...
-----I answered a question a day ago. I will copy/paste my answer here because it seems to be more related to your question,
The spirit of mankind is vast. No single race
could express or represent the entire concept of humanity. Each race represents
a characteristic or an aspect of the entire
'blueprint' of being human. Mankind, with its
diverse nationalities and languages, when seen as a single unit is...
Well, you'll just have to see for yourself because you'd never believe me if I told you.
2007-03-09 21:47:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "coat of many" colors is a passage that was difficult for the translators to understand. Recent scholarly efforts have concluded that what was most likely meant was that it was a coat or tunic with long sleeves that were representative of a person "being in charge".
Genesis 37:3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours (pas). 4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. 5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. 8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
pas - I. An adjective meaning richly ornamented; made with many colors. It is used in its plural form passîm. It modifies a tunic or a robe, indicating its many colors or its length (Gen_37:3, Gen_37:23, Gen_37:32; 2Sa_13:18-19); a highly esteemed garment.
II. An adjective indicating something long-sleeved. It refers to a long-sleeved tunic or robe worn by the king's daughter (2Sa_13:18-19); it was a highly esteemed garment.
2007-03-09 22:10:07 · answer #3 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it. If it was representative of humanity, it would have been called the coat of many shades of brown. (We all have the same brown pigment, just more or less of it, except for people who are albino.)
2007-03-09 21:44:03 · answer #4 · answered by DawnL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To what end? There isn't much mentioned about it. It ends up getting torn apart by Josephs lying brothers and them sprinkling blood on it to make it look like he was killed by a wild animal.
2007-03-09 21:43:22 · answer #5 · answered by Jimguyy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much, they all wanted what Jacob had but didn't do that which was required to receive it.
2007-03-09 21:45:00 · answer #6 · answered by rezany 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think people are putting too many lines between the simple stories of the bible.
2007-03-09 21:45:21 · answer #7 · answered by lnfrared Loaf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it was a coat.
2007-03-09 21:49:07 · answer #8 · answered by Esther 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋