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;

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 compares with her.
Isaiah 54:11
“O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted,
Behold, I will set your stones in antimony,
And your foundations I will lay in 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 head of the bull.

General references

1 Kings 6:30
He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inner and outer sanctuaries.

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