8/5/2023 0 Comments Picture of a bible crystals![]() One of the earliest known source of emerald were mines located near the Red Sea in Egypt. Emeralds were well known among the people of the Bible lands. Emeralds are the valuable and highly prized grassy-green variety of beryl. EMERALD - Ex 28:20, 39:13, Ezek 28:13, Rev 4:3, 21:18 Scholars believe this to also be Emerald Jade. The Hebrew word for agate is shebo which literally means “to flame, split into tongues.” “ Agate ” comes from the Greek word, achates, which is the name of the river in Sicily where agate was mined in abundance as early as 3000 BC.Ĥ. Colors range from white to dull yellow, red, brown, orange, blue, black and gray. Agates are a form of chalcedony (a fine-grained variety of quartz) that are banded or lined in a variety of patterns of colored layers. AGATE – Ex 28:19, 39:12 Agate is named as the second stone in the third row of the High Priest’s breastplate. ![]() Most scholars agree that lapis lazuli is actually the stone meant for the term “sapphire” in the Bible.ģ. SAPPHIRE - Ex 24:10 28:18 39:11 Job 28:6,16 Song 5:14 Isa 54:11 Ezek 1:26 10:1 28:13, Rev 21:20 The gemstone, sapphire, that we know today is the blue, translucent variety of corundum. Jasper is named as the 12th stone in Aaron's breastpiece.Ģ. In fact, one of the characteristics of Jasper is that it is able to take a high polish and was used in ancient times as mantles, pillars, vases, and other interior decorations. "Jasper" comes from the Greek word Iaspis which a derivation of the Hebrew word yashepheh coming from a root word meaning "to polish". ![]() It is most commonly red due to the presence of Iron, but can also be found in yellow, brown and green. ![]()
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