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 the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
Proverbs 3:15
She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
Isaiah 54:11
"O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in antimony, and lay your foundations with sapphires.
Sapphire
Exodus 28:17
You shall set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row;
Exodus 29:10
"Then you shall bring the bull before the tent of meeting. Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull.
General references
1 Kings 6:30
The floor of the house he overlaid with gold in the inner and outer rooms.