and Saul did not hesitate to deliver him up to death. Jonathan’s trespass was made know by the stones in the breastplate of the high priest. All the stones were bright, only the one bearing the name Benjamin had lost its brilliancy. By lot it was determined that its dimmed lustre was...
What are the stones in the breastplate of the high priest? Then they mounted four rows of precious stones on it. Thefirst row was ruby, chrysolite, and beryl; the second row was turquoise, sapphire and emerald; the third row was jacinth, agate, and amethyst; the fourth row was topaz, ...
Aaron was the first high priest of the temple at Jerusalem to have worn this breastplate, several centuries before Christ. Later worn by the High Priest, when he was presented in the Holy Place, in the name of the Children of Israel. The stones of the breastplate appear as one of three...
breastplate Thesaurus Acronyms Encyclopedia Wikipedia breast·plate (brĕst′plāt′) n. 1.A piece of armor that covers the breast. 2.JudaismA square cloth set with 12 precious stones representing the 12 tribes of Israel, worn over the breast by ancient high priests. ...
The Hoshen or the Priestly Breasplate is one of the pieces of the elaborate priestly clothes that were prescribed by God to be worn by the High Priest. One of the prominent features of the Hoshen is the precious stones that are mounted into it that repre
The turquoise is also a stone in the Jewish High Priest's breastplate, described in Exodus chapter 28. The stone is also considered sacred to the indigenous Zuni and Pueblo peoples of the American Southwest.[34][35] The pre-Columbian Aztec and Maya also considered it to be a valuable and...
◄Topaz in the Breastplate► Jump to:Nave's•Library•Subtopics•Terms Topical Encyclopedia Topaz is one of the twelve precious stones mentioned in the Bible as part of the High Priest's breastplate, also known as the Breastplate of Judgment. This sacred garment was worn by the High ...
The birthstones we associate with certain months now are not necessarily the same ones as those used centuries ago. Initially, they related to the twelve gemstones appearing on the breastplate of the High Priest of the Israelites described in the Book of Exodus. ...
My Mine of precious stones, My Empirie, How blest am I in this discovering thee! To enter in these bonds, is to be free; Then where my hand is set, my seal shall be. Full nakedness! All joys are due to thee, As souls unbodied, bodies uncloth’d must be, ...
Originally it was suggested that the stones corresponded to those on the Breastplate of Aaron, the Jewish High Priest, but this does not hold up under scrutiny. The twelve stones were also said to represent the twelve tribes of Israel, the twelve months of the year, and the twelve signs of...