Expert: Brenda Martin - 6/21/2004

Question
i've always wondered what does the church bells mean and does it have any meaing to behind the times it is rang?
Thank you!

Answer
Hi there Lisa, you asked--"WHAT DOES THE CHURCH BELLS MEAN AND DOES IT HAVE ANY MEANING TO BEHIND THE TIMES IT IS RANG?"

this is all I could find out, I hope it helps.

The first mention of bells in the Bible is in connection with the tabernacle service in the book of Exodus, where the Hebrew word pa·'amohn' occurs four times. On the hem of the solid-blue coat of the high priest were attached golden bells alternated with pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet material.—Ex 28:33-35; 39:25, 26.

In Zechariah 14:20 the Hebrew word metsil·lah' is used to denote the bells attached to the harnesses of horses. It comes from a root meaning “tingle.” (1Sa 3:11) The fact that horse bells were to be engraved with the words “Holiness belongs to Jehovah,” the same words as found on “the shining plate” attached to the turban of the high priest of Israel, would indicate that everything would be pervaded with an awareness of Jehovah's holiness.—Ex 39:30, 31; compare Zec 14:21.

This is all the information I could find on the subject of "Bell" sorry

All the best
Brenda