Topic
Sardine stone
3 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 28:17Easton
And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.
- Exodus 39:10Easton
And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.
- Revelation 4:3Easton
And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
(Rev. 4:3, R.V., “sardius;” Heb. ‘odhem; LXX., Gr. sardion, from a root meaning “red”), a gem of a blood-red colour. It was called “sardius” because obtained from Sardis in Lydia. It is enumerated among the precious stones in the high priest’s breastplate (Ex. 28:17; 39:10). It is our red carnelian.
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.