Sapphire
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Associated with diamonds (Ex 28:18) and emeralds (Ezek 28:13); one of the stones in the high priest's breastplate. It is a precious stone of a sky-blue colour, probably the lapis lazuli, brought from Babylon. The throne of God is described as of the colour of a sapphire (Ex 24:10; comp. Ezek 1:26).
This entry includes text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.
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