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Thursday, October 31st, 2024
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Sapphire
Morrish Bible Dictionary
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sappir , σάπφειρος. When Moses, and the elders, etc., went up into the mount to God "there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone." Exodus 24:10 . In Ezekiel's vision, above the firmament, was seen the "likeness of a throne as the appearance of a sapphire stone." Ezekiel 1:26 . It was one of the stones in the breastplate, and one that garnished the foundation of the holy Jerusalem. It is symbolical of heavenly glory. Exodus 28:18; Revelation 21:19 . The word occurs in Job 28:6,16; Song of Solomon 5:14; Isaiah 54:11; Lamentations 4:7; Ezekiel 10:1; Ezekiel 28:13 . Probably an azure or sky-blue stone. Some suppose it was the Lapis-lazuli, others identify it withthe modern sapphire.
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Sapphire'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​s/sapphire.html. 1897.
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Sapphire'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​s/sapphire.html. 1897.