And there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
What do sapphires represent in the bible.
In the bible they symbolize something precious and of great value.
In the old testament the sapphire is mentioned in the second book of moses the exodus.
In the old testament the 12 different precious stones were used to symbolize the 12 tribes of israel.
Precious stones such as topaz emerald pearls and sapphires are listed in the bible and have meanings of their own.
Sapphire jewel precious stone that under the lord s feet there appeared as it were a work of sapphire and that this signifies the shining through of the word in the sense of the letter is because a stone in general signifies truth and a precious stone truth shining through from the divine of the lord.
Sapphire is one of the four most important gemstones in the world and the most beautiful.
And the second row shall be an emerald a sapphire and a diamond.
In the bible it seems sapphires were likely used by god to adorn a new created lucifer.
According to legend moses received the ten commandments on sapphire boards which makes the stone sacred and.
The word sapphire comes from the greek word sappheiros meaning blue color it is one of the four precious gemstones along with diamond ruby and the emerald.
And the second row an emerald a sapphire and a diamond.
Five of our ten comparison translations used in this series render the word sappiyr as sapphires with three others esv hcsb and niv stating the stone could also be a lapis lazuli.
Sappiyr strong s concordance h5601 is the hebrew word used for the seventh stone that the lord used to beautify his creation ezekiel 28 13.
Sapphire meaning in the bible sapphires are mentioned in the bible many times mostly in the old testament but in the new testament as well.
Sappir a precious stone apparently of a bright blue color set.
Sapphires in the bible.
Sapphire meaning in the bible legend.
Exodus 24 10 the second stone in the second row of the high priests breastplate exodus 28 18 extremely precious job 28 16 it was one of the precious stones that ornamented the king of tyre.
And they saw the god of israel.
Bible dictionaries smith s bible dictionary sapphire sapphire n e heb.
In the new testament these stones are used symbolically to describe how the new city of jerusalem will be built.
The stone of wisdom.
