And thou shalt take two onyx stones and grave in them the names of the children of Israel: six in the one stone, and the other six in the other stone: according to the order of their birth. After the work of a stone graver, even as signets are graven, shalt thou grave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel, and shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold. read more.
And thou shalt put the two stones upon the two shoulders of the ephod, and they shall be stones of remembrance unto the children of Israel. And Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a remembrance.

Exodus 39:4

And they made the sides come together, and closed them up by the two edges. Verse Concepts

Exodus 39:6-7

And they wrought onyx stones closed in ouches of gold and graved as signets are graven with the names of the children of Israel, and put them on the shoulders of the ephod that they should be a remembrance of the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.

the Ephod » For the high priest » Worn or held by him when consulted

1 Samuel 30:7-8

But David took a good courage to him in the LORD his God and said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, "Bring me the ephod." And Abiathar brought the ephod to David. And David asked the LORD, saying, "Shall I follow after this company? And shall I overtake them?" And he said to him, "Follow, for thou shalt overtake them and recover the prey."

1 Samuel 23:6

And it chanced when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah that he brought an ephod in his hand.

1 Samuel 23:9-12

But David had knowledge that Saul imagined mischief against him, and said therefore to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod." Then said David, "O LORD God of Israel, thy servant heareth that Saul is about to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake. Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Or will Saul come as thy servant heareth say? LORD God of Israel, tell thy servant." And the LORD said, "He will come." read more.
Then said David, "Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?" And the LORD said, "They will deliver you."

the Ephod » Used by idolatrous priests

Judges 8:27

And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city Ophrah. And all Israel went a whoring after him there, which thing was the ruin of Gideon's house. Verse Concepts

Judges 17:5

And the man Micah had a chapel of gods, and made an ephod and images, and filled the hand of one of his sons which became his priest. Verse Concepts

Judges 18:14

Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, "Know ye not that there is in these houses an ephod and images; and a graven image and an image of metal? Now therefore consider what ye have to do." Verse Concepts

the Ephod » For the high priest » Breastplate of judgment inseparably united to

Exodus 28:25-28

And the two ends of the two chains thou shalt fasten in the two rings, and put them upon the shoulders of the ephod: on the foreside of it. And thou shalt yet make two rings of gold, and put them in the two edges of the breastlap even in the borders thereof toward the inside of the ephod that is over against it. And yet two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and put them on the two sides of the ephod, beneath over against the breastlap, below where the sides are joined together upon the broidered girdle of the ephod. read more.
And they shall bind the breastlap by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of jacinth, that it may lie close unto the broidered girdle of the ephod, that the breastlap be not loosed from the ephod.

Exodus 39:20-21

And they made yet two other gold rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod, beneath on the fore side of it: even where the sides go together, above upon the broidering of the ephod, and they strained the breastlap by his rings unto the rings of the ephod, with laces of jacinth, that it might lie fast upon the broidering of the ephod, and should not be loosed from of the ephod: as the LORD commanded Moses.

the Ephod » Worn » Serving God » Persons engaged in the service of God

1 Samuel 2:18

But the lad Samuel ministered before the LORD girded about with a linen ephod. Verse Concepts

2 Samuel 6:14

And David danced before the LORD with all his might, in a linen ephod gird unto him. Verse Concepts

the Ephod » Worn » High priest » The high priest

1 Samuel 14:3

And Ahijah the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, was the LORD's priest in Shiloh and bare an ephod. But the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

1 Samuel 2:28

And I chose thy father out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest for to offer upon mine altar and to burn cense, and to wear an ephod before me. And I gave unto the house of thy father all the offerings of the children of Israel. Verse Concepts

the Ephod » Worn » Linen » Generally of linen

1 Samuel 2:18

But the lad Samuel ministered before the LORD girded about with a linen ephod. Verse Concepts

2 Samuel 6:14

And David danced before the LORD with all his might, in a linen ephod gird unto him. Verse Concepts

the Ephod » For the high priest » Worn over the robe

Leviticus 8:7

and put upon him the alb and gird him with a girdle, and put upon him the tunicle, and put the ephod thereon, and girded him with the broidered girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith. Verse Concepts

Exodus 28:31

And thou shalt make the tunicle unto the ephod, altogether of jacinth. Verse Concepts

the Ephod » For the high priest » Made of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, &c

Exodus 28:6

And they shall make the ephod of gold, jacinth, scarlet, purple and white twined bysse with broidered work. Verse Concepts

Exodus 29:2-3

and unleavened bread and cakes of sweet bread tempered with oil and wafers of sweet bread anointed with oil - of wheaten flour shalt thou make them - and put them in a maund and bring them in the maund with the oil and the two rams.

the Ephod » For the high priest » Made of offerings of the people

Exodus 25:7

onyx stones and set stones for the Ephod and for the breastlap. Verse Concepts

Exodus 25:4

and jacinth colour, scarlet, purple, bysse and goat's hair; Verse Concepts

the Ephod » Worn » priests » Ordinary priests

1 Samuel 22:18

Then said the king to Doeg, "Turn thou and smite the priests." And Doeg the Edomite turned and ran upon the priests, and slew that same day four score and five persons that did wear each man a linen ephod. Verse Concepts

the Ephod » For the high priest » Fastened on with its own girdle

Leviticus 8:7

the Ephod » For the high priest » Had a girdle of curious work

Exodus 28:8

And the girdle of the ephod shall be of the same workmanship and of the same stuff: even of gold, jacinth, scarlet, purple and twined bysse. Verse Concepts

the Ephod » For the high priest » Commanded to be made

Exodus 28:4

"These are the garments which they shall make: a breastlap, ephod, a tunicle, a strait coat, a mitre and a girdle. And they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother and his sons, that he may minister unto me. Verse Concepts

the Ephod » The emblem of the priestly office

Hosea 3:4

Thus the children of Israel shall sit a great while without king and prince, without offering and alter, without priest and revelation. Verse Concepts

the Ephod » Israel deprived of, for sin