Lapis lazuli istechnically not a crystal at all, but in fact a rock composed of lazurite, calcite, pyrite and sodalite, as well as various other minerals. ... The more blue the rock, the more valuable it is. Lazurite, which makes up the majority of lapis lazuli is that beautiful indigo...
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
Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. We are
today to classify gemstones. It is highly likely that what is sometimes identified in manuscripts and texts in history as sapphires may well have been lapis lazuli or another venerated blue gemstone. This does not denigrate either the mystics or the crystals in question but is worth considering....
This is what the LORD says: “See, I will stir up the spirit of a destroyer against Babylon and the people of Leb Kamai. I will send foreigners to
2 Sapphire The sapphire is a blue and translucent variety of corundum. Commentaries also note that the sapphire of the Bible may be the modern-day lapis lazuli. 1 Jasper The jasper mentioned as the first foundation may have been clear and almost transparent. Revelation 21:11, states that the...
Christian Standard BibleYoung Women 9 What makes the one you love better than another, most beautiful of women?i What makes him better than another, that you would give us this charge? Woman 10 My love is fit and strong,D,j notable among ten thousand.k 11 His head is pures...
In the Middle Ages, most people believed that all dragons were evil, deadly and an omen of terrible things to come. To Christians, they were a symbol of sin or Satan. These beliefs likely came from the Bible's book of Job, which describes a terrifying beast called the Leviathan. Accordin...
Signet rings appear in the Bible and Torah, most prominently in the Book of Daniel, which is set around the 6th century BC. When King Darius orders that Daniel be thrown into a den of lions, a stone was placed over the den, and it was marked with a seal from the signet ring of ...
In my visits to different museums around the world, I’ve seen a number of gems and precious metals favored by the people of biblical times, among them carnelian, gold, lapis lazuli, and turquoise. Many other gemstones are named in the Bible, as well. At the height of summer, the ...