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 rubies: and all the things you can desire are not to be compared unto her.
Isaiah 54:11
O you afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems, and lay your foundations with sapphires.
Sapphire
Exodus 28:17
And you shall 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.
Exodus 29:10
And you shall cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of meeting: 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, in the inner and outer rooms.