Bible Dictionaries
Stones, Precious
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
(See AGATE; CARBUNCLE, etc.) Josephus' nomenclature for the stones in the high priest's breast-plate is confirmed by the Vulgate of Jerome, at a time when the breast-plate was still open for inspection in the Temple of Concord, situated in the Forum.
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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Stones, Precious'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/fbd/s/stones-precious.html. 1949.