Bible Encyclopedia: Precious Stones: Agate

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Introduction.
... These precious stones have been identified as follows, taking the High Priest's
breastplate: i ... 7. Jacinth 8. Agate (white, with red or green grain) 9. Amethyst ...
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High Priest
... of precious stones; the first row, a serdious, a topaz, and a carbuncle; the second,
an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond; the third, a ligure, an agate, and ...
/.../conversion of a high priest into a christian worker/chapter iv high priest.htm

The Emperor and Empress
... walls of alabaster and other lustrous marbles were inlaid with agate and cornelian ...
round his neck, and over his breast hung chains of precious stones chosen for ...
/.../chapter xviii the emperor and.htm

Imperial Tombs.
... At the right of the body was placed a casket of solid silver, full of goblets and
smelling-bottles, cut in rock crystal, agate, and other precious stones. ...
/.../lanciani/pagan and christian rome/chapter iv imperial tombs.htm

Resurgam
... built: it is of costly slabs of marble, the windows thereof are pure and clear,
all its gates are of agate, and all its borders of precious stones, while all ...
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The First Theban Empire
... A hastily constructed boat cruised along by the shore, and gum, incense, gold, and
the precious stones of the country were brought from the land of the ...
/.../chapter iiithe first theban empire.htm

The Eighteenth Theban Dynasty --(Continued)
... from Nii, and brown bears from the Lebanon,** smoked and salted fish, live birds
of many-coloured plumage, goldsmiths'work*** and precious stones, of which ...
/.../chapter ithe eighteenth theban dynastycontinued.htm

Syria at the Beginning of the Egyptian Conquest
... of Babylon on costumes, customs, and religion"Baalim and Astarte, plant-gods and
stone-gods-Religion, human sacrifices, festivals; sacred stones"Tombs and ...
/.../chapter iisyria at the beginning.htm

The Rise of the Assyrian Empire
... with essences, and wrapping it in precious cloths, transmitted ... know why such a number
of stones should have ... gem, such as cut and polished agate, onyx, haematite ...
/.../chapter iithe rise of the.htm

A Pressed Man Yielding to Christ
... Faith is that window of agate and gate of carbuncle by ... he is your God." Then they
took up stones to cast ... I first snatched at one of God's precious promises; I ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 46 1900/a pressed man yielding to.htm

Torrey's Topical Textbook

Exodus 28:19
And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

Isaiah 54:12
And I will make your windows of agates, and your gates of carbuncles, and all your borders of pleasant stones.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

Subtopics

Lapidary: One Who Cuts Precious Stones

Precious

Precious Stones

Precious Stones of Great Variety

Precious Stones of Many Colours

Precious Stones used for Adorning the Breastplate of Judgment

Precious Stones used for Adorning the High Priest's Ephod

Precious Stones used for Adorning the Temple