Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Exodus 28:17

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thou shalt: Exo 28:9, Exo 28:11, Exo 39:10-21; Mal 3:17 set in it settings of stones: Heb. fill in its fillings of stone the first row: Eze 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; Pro 3:15, Pro 8:11, Pro 20:15, Pro 31:10; Lam 4:7 a topaz: Pitdah, is constantly rendered by the LXX τοπαζιον, 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 Exodus 28:18

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