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The Hebrews obtained gemstones from the Middle East, India, and Egypt. [ 1] At the time of the Exodus, the Bible states that the Israelites took gemstones with them ( Book of Exodus, iii, 22; xii, 35–36). When they were settled in the Land of Israel, they obtained gemstones from the merchant caravans travelling from Babylonia or Persia to ...
Rabbi Saadia Gaon, however, in his Judeo-Arabic translation of Isaiah, [34] translates kadkhod as karkand, a red variety of precious stone. Josephus, quoting from one version of the Septuagint, says it was a beryl. [35] Numbers Rabba 2:7 says that the stone was varicolored, meaning all of the colors combined were to be found in the yāšǝfêh.
The stones can also refer to the gems on the breastplate of the high priest; or, metaphorically, the priests and Levites. The Jerusalem Bible also argues that both the gold and the stones "are the people of Jerusalem". Verse 2 The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers,
In the Hebrew Bible, the Urim ( Hebrew: אוּרִים ʾŪrīm, "lights") and the Thummim ( Hebrew: תֻּמִּים Tummīm, "perfection" or "truth") are elements of the hoshen, the breastplate worn by the High Priest attached to the ephod, a type of apron or garment. The pair are used frequently in the Old Testament, in Exodus 28:30 ...
Carbuncle ( / ˈkɑːrbʌŋkəl /) is another name for a deep red almandine gemstone that has been cut with a smooth, convex face in a method called cabochon. [ 1] Traditionally, the term referred to any red gemstone, most often a red garnet. [ 2] Carbuncles and their chimeras have spanned three millennia. Intermingling red gems until the time ...
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.
Tarshish. Tarshish ( Phoenician: 𐤕𐤓𐤔𐤔 TRŠŠ; Hebrew: תַּרְשִׁישׁ Taršīš; Greek: Θαρσεῖς, Tharseis) occurs in the Hebrew Bible with several uncertain meanings, most frequently as a place (probably a large city or region) far across the sea from Phoenicia (modern Lebanon) and the Land of Israel. Tarshish was ...
In the Bible, Queen Sheba visits King Solomon to ask for his wisdom and brings with her "camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones." In addition to answering all of her ...