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and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.
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Verse 20. Chrysolite, (beryl and opale,) onyx, (Septuagint beryl; Chal. or emerald, Calmet.) beryl, (Hebrew jasper; Septuagint and so forth onyx) were inscribed with the names of Zabulon, Joseph, and Benjamin. In Ezekiel 28:13, the jasper stone comes in the sixth place, as it does in the Vulg. here. Calmet.—The mystical interpretation of these stones, may be seen in A. Lapide. S. Epiphanius has written a learned work on the 12 precious stones. Bible.
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