Topic
Breastplate of the High Priest
10 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Exodus 25:7ISBE
Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.
- Exodus 25:28ISBE
And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
- Exodus 28:15ISBE
¶ And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.
- Exodus 29:5ISBE
And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:
- Exodus 35:9ISBE
And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
- Exodus 35:27ISBE
And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
- Leviticus 8:8ISBE
And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.
- 1 Samuel 14:41ISBE
Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.
- Ezra 2:63ISBE
And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.
- Nehemiah 7:65ISBE
And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 10 references
prest: The Hebrew word choshen, rendered in the King James Version "breastplate," means really a "pouch" or "bag." The references to it are found exclusively in the Priestly Code (Ex 25:7; 28; 29:5; 35:9,27; Le 8:8). The descriptions of its composition and particularly the directions with regard to wearing it are exceedingly obscure. According to Ezr 2:63 and Ne 7:65 the Urim and Thummim, which were called in the priestly pouch, were lost during the Babylonian exile. The actual pouch was a "span in length and a span in breadth," i.e. about 9 inch square. It was made, like the ephod, of "gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen" (Ex 28:15 f). In it were twelve precious stones, in rows of four, representing the twelve tribes of Israel. Apparently the pouch had two rings (perhaps four) through which passed two gold chains by which it was fastened to the ephod supplied for the purpose with ouches or clasps. The pouch was worn by the high priest over his heart when he entered the "holy place" "for a memorial before Yahweh." The presence of the high priest, the representative of the people, with the names of the separate tribes on his person, brought each tribe before the notice of Yahweh and thereby directed His attention to them. The full designation was choshen mishpaT, "pouch of judgment" or "decision." It was the distinctive symbol of the priest in his capacity as the giver of oracles. As already suggested the priestly pouch contained the Urim and Thummim which were probably precious stones used as lots in giving decisions. In all probability the restored text of 1Sa 14:41 preserves the true custom. On one side stood Saul and Jonathan, and the people on the other side. If the result was Urim, Saul and Jonathan would be the guilty parties. If the result was Thummim, the guilt would fasten on the people.
T. Lewis
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.