Crystals and gemstones are mentioned throughout the Bible, the Koran, and in many other religious texts. The wordchrysoliteis mentioned several times in the Bible. It is listed in the Book of Exodus as among the gemstones set in the breastplate of Aaron the High Priest (which was itself th...
the ability to heal or bring good luck, the actual stone and the look-alikes were regarded as equally effective. Even the names used in ancient times do not necessarily refer to the stones that go by those names in the 21st century; thesapphireof the Bible is much more likely to have ...