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 in [terms of] the gold of Ophir,
In the precious onyx or beryl, or the sapphire.
“It cannot be valued in [terms of] the gold of Ophir,
In the precious onyx or beryl, or the sapphire.
Proverbs 3:15
She is more precious than rubies;
And nothing you can wish for compares with her [in value].
She is more precious than rubies;
And nothing you can wish for compares with her [in value].
Isaiah 54:11
“O you afflicted [city], storm-tossed, and not comforted,
Listen carefully, I will set your [precious] stones in mortar,
And lay your foundations with sapphires.
“O you afflicted [city], storm-tossed, and not comforted,
Listen carefully, I will set your [precious] stones in mortar,
And lay your foundations with sapphires.
Sapphire
Exodus 28:17
You shall mount on it four rows of stones: the first row shall be a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald;
Exodus 29:10
“Then you shall bring the bull before the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the bull’s head.
General references
1 Kings 6:30
He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, [both] the inner and outer sanctuaries.