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Nave Topical Bible
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Thompson Chain Reference
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
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Holman Bible Dictionary
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King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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People's Bible Dictionary
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Smith Bible Dictionary
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
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Webster Dictionary
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
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Lexicons
• ܝܰܫܦ݁ܶܗ
• ἴασπις
• יָשְׁפֵה

Our word Jasper is plainly from the Greek jaspis, which comes from the Hebrew word yashpeh. Jasper is a species of the quartz family, and embraces a great many varieties. The brown Egyptian variety was perhaps the one selected for the breastplate of the high-priest (; ). The brown is of various shades, disposed in concentric stripes. It occurs loose in the sands of Egypt, and is cut into ornaments.