RED HEIFER

A RED Heifer. What is the significance of red?. Why not black to symbolize sin? Or white to portray atonement? Ramban said that the red color was an attribute of justice. The sages say that the red stew that Jacob prepared was a traditional mourning dish of round red lentils, which imply the circle of life, to honor the passing of his grandfather Abraham.

I believe red was chosen because the red color of blood connects the animal, the sacrifice, to red blood of mankind. In fact, the Hebrew word for red used here in verse 2 is אדםה adom. Adom means ruddy or red. The Hebrew word for blood is dam. God said that life is in the blood. It is through the blood of the Messiah that was shed on the cross that we have eternal life.