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Jasper
Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects
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Comments: Red Jasper , Tugaru Nishikiishi Japan , 津軽å°æ¹ é¦ç³ 赤碧ç
Credit: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1942;
License: Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Comments: Red jasper scaraboid. late 5thâearly 4th century B.C. Charioteer in a long girded chiton is driving a chariot with two galloping horses.
From Easton: Jasper, (Heb. yashpheh, "glittering"), a gem of various colours, one of the twelve inserted in the high priest's breast-plate (Exodus 28:20). It is named in the building of the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:18, Revelation 21:19). It was "most precious," "clear as crystal" (Revelation 21:11). It was emblematic of the glory of God (4:3).
Verses:
- Exodus 28:20
- Exodus 39:13
- Ezekiel 28:13
- Revelation 4:3
- Revelation 21:11
- Revelation 21:18
- Revelation 21:19
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Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/apo/j/jasper.html. 2024.
