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People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Emerald. Perhaps the glowing. Avery precious gem of a pure green color, to which it owes its chief value, as the deepest colors are the most esteemed. Exodus 28:18; Ezekiel 27:16; Ezekiel 28:13. The emerald was anciently obtained from Egypt. Probably it corresponds to the carbuncle.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Emerald'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​e/emerald.html. 1893.
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