Exo. 28:17

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thou shalt.

Exod 28:9; Exod 28:11; Exod 39:10-21; Mal 3:17

set in it settings of stones. Heb. fill in its fillings ofstone. the first row.

Ezek 28:13; Rev 21:19-21

a sardius, or, ruby.The Hebrew {odem,} from {adam,} to be red, ruddy, seems to denote the ruby; as {adam} does in Persian a beautiful gem, of a fine deep red colour, with a mixture of purple.

Job 28:18; Prov 3:15; Prov 8:11; Prov 20:15; Prov 31:10; Lam 4:7

a topaz.{Pitdah,} is constantly rendered by the LXX. [topazion,] and Vulgate, {topazius,} with which agrees Josephus.

The topaz is a precious stone, of a pale, dead green, with a mixture of yellow, sometimes of a fine yellow; and hence called chrysolyte by the moderns, from its gold colour.

Job 28:19; Rev 21:20

a carbuncle.{Bareketh,} from {barak,} to lighten, glitter, a very elegant gem, of a deep red colour, with a mixture of scarlet.

Isa 54:11; Isa 54:12