Exodus 28:19

“And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.] The first of these stones, the ligure or lyncurius, is said to be so called from the congealed urine of the lynx f831, but rather from the spots of that creature; for, according to Danaeus f832, it is the same stone with that called “stellina”, from having many specks like stars spread about in it. Braunius f833 takes the “jacinth” stone to be here meant, and so does Ainsworth; (see <662120> Revelation 21:20), the second stone, the agate, is well known; and though now of little account, was formerly in great esteem, as Pliny f834 asserts, and therefore may well be thought to have a place among these stones. Pyrrhus king of Epirus had a…”

“(Compare Exodus 39:1-31.) Moses is now commanded to commit all that pertains to the offerings made to the Lord in the sanctuary to the exclusive charge of the members of a single family, who were to hold their office from generation to generation. In the patriarchal times, the external rites of worship had generally been conducted by the head of the tribe or family, in accordance with the principle involved in the dedication of the firstborn Exodus 13:2; Numbers 3:12-13. Moses, as the divinely-appointed and acknowledged leader of the nation, had, on a special occasion, appointed those who were to offer sacrifice, and had himself sprinkled the consecrating blood of the victims on the people…”

“a ligure: Exo 39:12 an agate: Isa 54:12 Exodus 28:20”