Most of the names of the precious stones mentioned in the Bible are contained in the Hebrew description of the breastplate of the high priest and the Greek description of the foundations of the New Jerusalem. The ornaments assigned to the king of Tyre (Ezekiel 28:13) included only stones tha...
“Such is the story of heaven and earth when they were created. When the LORD G-d made earth and heaven— when no shrub of the field was yet on earth and no grasses of the field had yet sprouted, because the LORD G-d had not sent rain upon the earth and there was no man to ...
Citrine was one of the stones used in the breastplate of the High Priest. In ancient times, it was carried as a protection against the plague, skin problems, snake bites, and evil thoughts. Known as "The Merchant's Stone", Citrine is said to bring prosperity when placed in a cash regis...
The phrase "stones of the field" appears in the Bible, notably in the book of Job, and carries significant theological and symbolic meaning. In Job 5:23, Eliphaz the Temanite, one of Job's friends, speaks to Job, saying, "For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field,...
14There were twelve stones with their names according to those of the sons of Israel, engraved like a signet, each with its name, according to the twelve tribes. 15And they made [at the ends] of the breastplate twisted chains like cords, of pure gold. ...
The Hebrew word Pitdah in Exodus may have been translated into Greek as Topazion, which many feel is Peridot. This means that this healing crystal may have been part of the High Priest’s breastplate with 11 other sacred stones. It wasn’t until the Crusades that the word...
Precious stones and pearls are often associated with beauty and value, reminiscent of the high priest's breastplate (Exodus 28:17-20) and the New Jerusalem's foundations (Revelation 21:19-21). The accumulation of such wealth can be seen as a critique of the idolatry of materialism, ...
7 And he put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod to be stones of memorial or remembrance for the Israelites, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 8 And [Bezalel] made the breastplate skillfully, like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet [stuff], and fine twined...