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The word sardion has sometimes been called sardonyx. This is a mistake, for the same word is equivalent to carnelian in Theophrastus (De lap., 55) and Pliny (Hist. nat., XXXVII, xxxi), who derive the name from that of the city of Sardes where, they claim, it was first found. The carnelian is a siliceous stone and a species of chalcedony.
The angel Jophiel (Heb. יוֹפִיאֵל Yōp̄īʾēl, "Beauty of God"), [1][2] also called Iophiel, Iofiel, Jofiel, Yofiel, Youfiel, Zophiel (צֹפִיאֵל Ṣōp̄īʾēl, "God is my watchman") [3] and Zuriel (צוּרִיאֵל Ṣūrīʾēl, "God is my rock"), [4] is an archangel in Christian and Jewish angelology. Jophiel ...
Star of David. The Star of David, a symbol of Judaism as a religion, and of the Jewish people as a whole. [1] It also thought to be the shield (or at least the emblem on it) of King David. Jewish lore links the symbol to the "Seal of Solomon", the magical signet ring used by King Solomon to control demons and spirits.
e. Christian symbolism is the use of symbols, including archetypes, acts, artwork or events, by Christianity. It invests objects or actions with an inner meaning expressing Christian ideas. The symbolism of the early Church was characterized by being understood by initiates only, while after the legalization of Christianity in the Roman Empire ...
t. e. Agape (/ ɑːˈɡɑːpeɪ, ˈɑːɡəˌpeɪ, ˈæɡə -/; [1] from Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē)) is "the highest form of love, charity " and "the love of God for [human beings] and of [human beings] for God". [2] This is in contrast to philia, brotherly love, or philautia, self-love, as it embraces a profound sacrificial love that ...
Ophir in Genesis 10 (the Table of Nations) is said to be the name of one of the sons of Joktan. [b] The Books of Kings and Chronicles tell of a joint expedition to Ophir by King Solomon and the Tyrian king Hiram I from Ezion-Geber, a port on the Red Sea, that brought back large amounts of gold, precious stones and 'algum wood' and of a later failed expedition by king Jehoshaphat of Judah.
Laurel wreath. A laurel wreath decorating a memorial at the Folketing, the national parliament of Denmark. A laurel wreath is a symbol of triumph, a wreath made of connected branches and leaves of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), an aromatic broadleaf evergreen. It was also later made from spineless butcher's broom (Ruscus hypoglossum) or ...
Matthew 7:12. "The Sermon on the Mount" - The central panel on the pulpit of St Stephen's Church, Bournemouth, as carved by Nathaniel Hitch. Matthew 7:12 is the twelfth verse of the seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This well known verse presents what has become known as the ...