in the bible lydia made a color it was purple what did she make it out of?

Question

this is a sunday school lesson and i can't find it thanks if you help

Answer 1

This is in the Bible?

Ah, it says she SOLD purple.
Acts 16:14

Answer 2

"A dictionary defines purple as “any of a group of colors with a hue between that of violet and red” and as a “symbol of royalty or high office.” Historically, the color purple has been associated with royalty and power, but the secret of its power lies in the glands of tiny shellfish creatures.

The earliest archaeological evidence for the origins of purple dyes points to the Minoan civilization in Crete, about 1900 B.C. The ancient land of Canaan (its corresponding Greek name was Phoenicia, which means “land of the purple”) was the center of the ancient purple dye industry.

“Tyrian Purple,” the purple dye of the ancients mentioned in texts dating back to about 1600 B.C., was produced from the mucus of the hypobranchial gland of various species of marine mollusks, notably Murex. It took some 12,000 shellfish to extract 1.5 grams of the pure dye. Legend credits its discovery to Herakles, or rather to his dog, whose mouth was stained purple from chewing on snails along the Levantine coast. King Phoenix received a purple-dyed robe from Herakles and decreed the rulers of Phoenicia should wear this color as a royal symbol."

This article is also helpful and interesting:
http://i.ucc.org/Default.aspx?tabid=114&articleType=ArticleView&articleId=648

And here is another article specifically about "Tyrian purple":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_purple

Answer 3

Lydia sold purple, either the dye or garments and fabrics colored therewith.

Answer 4

Murex. I wasn't in Sunday School because Pagans don't have those. So did I win?

Answer 5

I think they used get purple out of some sort of sea creature,maybe some flowers.
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Answer 6

i saw a special about worst jobs in history and purple maker was on it. it was extremely disgusting!!

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/W/worstjobs/medieval2.html

here's a link.