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;

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Bible References

The foundations

Job 28:16
It cannot be measured out for purchase with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires.
Proverbs 3:15
She is more precious than rubies, and none of the things you desire can compare with her.
Isaiah 54:11
"O afflicted one, driven away, and unconsoled! Look, I am about to set your stones in antimony and I lay your foundation with lapis-lazuli.

Sapphire

Exodus 28:17
You are to set in it a setting for stones, four rows of stones, a row with a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl -- the first row;
Exodus 29:10
"You are to present the bull at the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to put their hands on the head of the bull.

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1 Kings 6:30
He plated the floor of the temple with gold, inside and out.

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