Ancient Bible Instruments Flute/Pipes (part one)

 As is today, music was very important part of the Old Testament. And the instruments used were probably inspired by God himself. They were used in everything God's people did almost, from celebrating to mourning, to worshiping to prophesying. 

Perhaps you remember playing the flute when you were in school.

In Bible days they looked similar to this:

The Bible mentions four types of lutes or pipes

And are mentioned in 1 Kings 1:40, Isahia 5:12 and 30:12 of Isahia. during those celebrations.

But they were also mentioned in 1 Samuel 10:5 when King Saul prophesied, and its sound were compared to the moans of mourning over Mohab's judgement in Jeremiah 48:36. 

(see: gotquestions/what types of instruments are mentioned in the Old Testament)

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Flutes. A beautiful sounding instrument or a sound of mourning. That is the purpose they held back in the day, many years ago.

More on this amazing instrument tomorrow. 

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Pipe: The Old Testament mentions four different types of pipes or flutes:

Halil is translated “pipe” or “flute”; it was double-reeded and played vertically like an oboe or horizontally like a modern flute. The name is taken from the Hebrew for “perforated” or “pierced,” as the tube is pierced with fingerholes. Two of these pipes may have been played at the same time. It was mostly used during celebrations (1 Kings 1:40; Isaiah 5:12; 30:29) but also when King Saul prophesied (1 Samuel 10:5). Its sound is compared to the moans of mourning over Moab’s judgment (Jeremiah 48:36).

The ugab was similar but used for less formal purposes. Bible versions translate ugab variously as “pipe,” “flute,” or “organ.” The name comes from the Hebrew for “breathing.” It is one of the first instruments mentioned in the Bible (Genesis 4:21) and was used for worship (Job 21:12; Psalm 150:4). Some believe it was a primitive type of bagpipe with a pipe for fingering below, a bladder in the middle, and the mouthpiece coming up above.

Two different types of Aramaic pipes, the sumpponeya and the masroqi, are mentioned in connection with the worship of Nebuchadnezzar’s statue (Daniel 3:5, 7, 10, 15). The masroqi made a whistling sound; it was probably similar to panpipes. The identity of the sumpponeya is not as clear. It is translated as “bagpipe,” “tambourine,” “pipe,” and “sackbut,” which is a type of trombone.