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What is jasper stone in the bible.
It is also the name of the sixth stone that adorned lucifer ezekiel 28 13.
Jasper is undoubtedly the yshphh of the hebrew text.
In bible times stones were identified by color such as the hebrew term odem which simply means red stone this could have been any number of red stones known at the time i e.
Every precious stone was thy covering the sardius topaz and the diamond the beryl the onyx and the jasper the sapphire the emerald and the carbuncle and gold.
The root of the word means to polish and both strong s and bdb translate the word as jasper.
39 13 and the first of the twelve used in the foundations of the new jerusalem revelation 21 19 the characteristics of the stone as far as they are specified in scripture revelation 21 11 are that it was most precious and like crystal.
Thou hast been in eden the garden of god.
This adds credibility to the following painting that was made before the renaissance which shows the arms of the most high reaching down from heaven to help moses and the hebrews cross the red sea.
It was the last of the twelve inserted in the high priests breastplate exodus 28 20.
The workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
Jasper ex 28 20 39 13 job 28 18 ezek 28 13 rev 4 3 21 11 18 19 jasper is named as the twelfth stone in the breastplate.
Jasper is the last stone mentioned in the bible in the high priest s breastplate exodus 28 20.
Though fairly common and affordable today jasper in antiquity was regarded as a valuable stone.
Each jasper has a unique color or pattern lending this gemstone much variety.
Red jasper carnelian garnet.
Jasper a precious stone frequently noticed in scripture.
Jasper is an ancient gemstone and is mentioned in the bible and other classical sources.
As more information surfaces thanks to archaeological findings and the writings of ancient historians such as theophrastus 372 287.
Revelation 21 11 describes the new jerusalem as descending out of heaven from god having the glory of god.
We can see that both the jasper and sardis stones are brown stones.