Exodus 28:17
You must place in it four rows of precious stones. The first row must have a ruby, a topaz, and a garnet.
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18The second row must have an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
Cross References
Exodus 28:11With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engraving on a signet, you must engrave the two stones with the names of Israel's twelve sons. You must mount the stones in settings of gold.
Job 28:18No mention is worth making of coral or jasper; 1 indeed, the price of wisdom is more than rubies. 1
Proverbs 3:15Wisdom is more precious than jewels 1 and nothing you desire can compare to her. 1
Proverbs 20:15There is gold and an abundance of costly stones, 1 but lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 1
Isaiah 54:11Afflicted one, storm-driven and uncomforted one, 1 look, I will set your pavement in turquoise, and lay your foundations with sapphires. 1
Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone covered you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made from gold. It was on the day you were created that they were prepared.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 28:16-31
Aaron's Attire. ( b. c. 1491.) 15 And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it. 16 Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof. 17 And thou shalt 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… Read the whole commentary →