References to Garments in Genesis
- Genesis 3:7: Fig leaves - Adam and Eve sewed fig leaves together to cover their nakedness after eating from the Tree of Knowledge.
- Genesis 3:21: Garment of skins - God made garments of skin for Adam and Eve to clothe them.
- Genesis 9:21-23: Noah's nakedness - Noah's sons, Shem and Japheth, covered their father's nakedness after he became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent.
- Genesis 24:65: Rebekah's bride covering - Rebekah took a veil and covered herself when she met Isaac.
- Genesis 27:15-16: Jacob's deceptive garment - Rebekah dressed Jacob in Esau's clothes to deceive Isaac into giving Jacob the blessing.
- Genesis 28:20-22: Jacob's vow - Jacob vowed to give a tenth of his possessions to God if God would clothe and feed him on his journey.
- Genesis 35:2: Jacob's clean garments - Jacob ordered his household to change into clean clothes as part of their purification process.
- Genesis 37:3: Joseph's coat of many colors - Jacob made a richly ornamented robe for Joseph, a sign of favoritism.
- Genesis 37:34: Renting of the garments - Jacob tore his clothes in mourning when he believed Joseph was dead.
- Genesis 38:14-19: Tamar's veil - Tamar disguised herself with a veil to appear as a prostitute and deceive Judah.
- Genesis 38:19: Tamar's garments of mourning - Tamar took off her widow's clothes before disguising herself to meet Judah, and put them back on afterward.
- Genesis 39:12-15: Joseph's garment - Potiphar’s wife kept hold of Joseph’s garment when he fled from her advance.
- Genesis 41:14: Joseph's fine garment given by Pharaoh - After interpreting Pharaoh's dream, Joseph was dressed in garments of fine linen.
- Genesis 45:22: Joseph gave his brothers new clothes - Before sending his brothers back to their father in Canaan, Joseph gave them new clothes.
- Genesis 49:11: Judah's garment - In Jacob's blessing to Judah, he says that Judah will wash his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes. This is a metaphor for the abundance that Judah will enjoy.