Tapestry

Concise Bible Dictionary:

The word is marbaddim, translated “coverings of tapestry,” but may simply signify “coverlets” (Prov. 7:16¹⁶I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt. (Proverbs 7:16); Prov. 31:22²²She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. (Proverbs 31:22)). The Hebrew word occurs nowhere else in scripture.

From Manners and Customs of the Bible:

Proverbs 7:16¹⁶I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt. (Proverbs 7:16). I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

Eres, “bed,” is supposed by some writers to signify bedstead, and they think the text refers to a custom of hanging over the bedstead a canopy of richly woven stuff covering a frame. Others suppose the text to refer to the rich bed clothing which is found in the houses of wealthy Orientals. We are told by travelers of coverlets of green and crimson satin ornamented with gold embroidery, and presenting an appearance of great splendor; in fact, being more ornamental than useful, especially when it is considered that the large cushions which are used as pillows sometimes have embroidery upon them so thick as seriously to interfere with comfort when the head rests on it. “Coverings of tapestry” are also mentioned in Proverbs 31:22²²She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. (Proverbs 31:22).

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