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 put into the scales against the gold of Ophir, with costly onyx, or sapphire;
Proverbs 3:15
More precious, is she, than corals, yea, none of thy delightful things, doth equal her:
Isaiah 54:11
O thou humbled one storm-tossed, uncomforted, - Lo! I, am about to set in antimony, thy stones, And will found thee in sapphires;
Sapphire
Exodus 28:17
And thou shalt set therein a setting of stones, four rows of stones, - one row - a sardius, a topaz and an emerald, the first row;
Exodus 29:10
And thou shalt bring near the bullock, before the tent of meeting, - and Aaron and his sons shall lean their hands upon the head of the bullock;
General references
1 Kings 6:30
Even the floor of the house, overlaid he with gold, - within and without.