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Amethyst
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Amethyst. (Hebrew, achlamah). A subspecies of quartz of a bluish-violet color. Mention is made of this precious stone, which formed the third in the third row of the high priestly breastplate, in Exodus 28:19; Exodus 39:12. It occurs also in Revelation 21:20.
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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Amethyst'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/a/amethyst.html. 1901.
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Amethyst'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/a/amethyst.html. 1901.
