Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
The foundations
Sapphire
General references
Bible References
The foundations
Job 28:16
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx or the sapphire.
Proverbs 3:15
She is more precious than precious stones, and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Isaiah 54:11
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will cement thy stones upon carbuncle and lay thy foundations upon sapphires.
Sapphire
Exodus 28:17
And thou shalt fill it with four rows of stones; The order shall be a ruby, an emerald, and a chrysolite; this shall be the first order.
Exodus 29:10
And thou shalt cause the bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the testimony, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.
General references
1 Kings 6:30
And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.