Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.

Set in it settings of stones

A carbuncle

General references

Bible References

Thou shalt

Exodus 28:9
And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:
Exodus 39:10
And they set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle was the first row;
Malachi 3:17
And they shall be mine, saith Jehovah of hosts, even mine own possession, in the day that I make; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

Set in it settings of stones

Ezekiel 28:13
Thou wast in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was in thee; in the day that thou wast created they were prepared.
Revelation 21:19
The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

A sardius, or, ruby

Job 28:18
No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
Proverbs 3:15
She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.
Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.
Proverbs 20:15
There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Proverbs 31:10
A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.
Lamentations 4:7
Her nobles were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphire.

A topaz

Job 28:19
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
Revelation 21:20
the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.

A carbuncle

Isaiah 54:11
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will set thy stones in fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.

General references

Exodus 35:9
and onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

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