Exodus 28:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The jewels are to be twelve in number, for the names of the children of Israel; every jewel having the name of one of the twelve tribes cut on it as on a stamp.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rev 7:4-8 : 4 And there came to my ears the number of those who had the mark on their brows, a hundred and forty-four thousand, who were marked out of every tribe of the people of Israel. 5 Of the tribe of Judah were marked twelve thousand: of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand: of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand: 6 Of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand: of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand: of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand: 7 Of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand: of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand: of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand: 8 Of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand: of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand: of the tribe of Benjamin were marked twelve thousand.
  • Rev 21:12 : 12 She had a wall great and high, with twelve doors, and at the doors twelve angels; and names on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
  • 1 Kgs 18:31 : 31 And Elijah took twelve stones, the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, Israel will be your name:
  • Luke 22:30 : 30 So that you may take food and drink at my table in my kingdom, and be seated like kings, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • Jas 1:1 : 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, sends words of love to the twelve tribes of the Jews living in all parts of the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 39:6-17
    12 verses
    94%

    6Then they made the beryl stones, fixed in twisted frames of gold and cut like the cutting of a stamp, with the names of the children of Israel.

    7These he put on the ephod, over the arm-holes, to be stones of memory for the children of Israel, as the Lord had said to Moses.

    8The priest's bag was designed like the ephod, of the best linen worked with gold and blue and purple and red.

    9It was square and folded in two, as long and as wide as the stretch of a man's hand;

    10And on it they put four lines of stones: in the first line was a carnelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald;

    11In the second, a ruby, a sapphire, and an onyx;

    12In the third, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

    13In the fourth, a topaz, a beryl, and a jasper; they were fixed in twisted frames of gold.

    14There were twelve stones for the twelve tribes of Israel; on every one the name of one of the tribes of Israel was cut, like the cutting of a stamp.

    15And on the bag they put gold chains, twisted like cords.

    16And they made two gold frames and two gold rings, the rings being fixed to the ends of the priest's bag;

    17And they put the two twisted chains on the two rings at the ends of the priest's bag;

  • Exod 28:9-20
    12 verses
    88%

    9You are to take two beryl stones, on which the names of the children of Israel are to be cut:

    10Six names on the one stone and six on the other, in the order of their birth.

    11With the work of a jeweller, like the cutting of a stamp, the names of the children of Israel are to be cut on them, and they are to be fixed in twisted frames of gold.

    12And the two stones are to be placed on the ephod, over the arm-holes, to be stones of memory for the children of Israel: Aaron will have their names on his arms when he goes in before the Lord, to keep the Lord in mind of them.

    13And you are to make twisted frames of gold;

    14And two chains of the best gold, twisted like cords; and have the chains fixed on to the frames.

    15And make a priest's bag for giving decisions, designed like the ephod, made of gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen.

    16It is to be square, folded in two, a hand-stretch long and a hand-stretch wide.

    17And on it you are to put four lines of jewels; the first line is to be a cornelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald;

    18The second, a ruby, a sapphire, and an onyx;

    19The third, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

    20The fourth, a topaz, a beryl, and a jasper; they are to be fixed in twisted frames of gold.

  • Exod 28:22-24
    3 verses
    78%

    22And you are to make two chains of gold, twisted like cords, to be fixed to the priest's bag.

    23And put two gold rings on the two ends of the bag.

    24Put the two gold chains on the two rings at the ends of the bag;

  • Exod 25:7
    77%

    7Beryls and stones of value to be put on the ephod and on the priest's bag.

  • 1 Kgs 18:31
    77%

    31And Elijah took twelve stones, the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, Israel will be your name:

  • Rev 21:19-20
    2 verses
    76%

    19The bases of the wall of the town had ornaments of all sorts of beautiful stones. The first base was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

    20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.

  • Exod 35:9
    75%

    9And beryls and jewels to be cut for the ephod and for the priest's bag.

  • Rev 21:12
    73%

    12She had a wall great and high, with twelve doors, and at the doors twelve angels; and names on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.

  • Exod 35:27
    72%

    27And the rulers gave the beryls and the cut jewels for the ephod and the priest's bag;

  • Exod 28:26-29
    4 verses
    72%

    26Then make two gold rings and put them on the lower ends of the bag, at the edge of it on the inner side nearest to the ephod.

    27And make two more gold rings and put them on the front of the ephod at the top of the arms, at the join, over the worked band:

    28So that the rings on the bag may be fixed to the rings of the ephod by a blue cord and on to the band of the ephod, so that the bag may not come loose from the ephod.

    29And so Aaron will have the names of the children of Israel on the priest's bag over his heart whenever he goes into the holy place, to keep the memory of them before the Lord.

  • Josh 4:8
    70%

    8So the children of Israel did as Joshua gave them orders, and took twelve stones from the middle of Jordan, as the Lord had said to Joshua, one for every tribe of the children of Israel; these they took across with them to their night's resting-place and put them down there.

  • Rev 21:14
    69%

    14And the wall of the town had twelve bases, and on them the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

  • Josh 4:4
    69%

    4So Joshua sent for the twelve men, whom he had ready, one man out of every tribe of the children of Israel,

  • Isa 54:12
    69%

    12I will make your towers of rubies, and your doors of carbuncles, and the wall round you will be of all sorts of beautiful stones.

  • Exod 39:19
    69%

    19And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two lower ends of the bag, on the inner side nearest to the ephod.

  • Josh 4:6
    69%

    6So that this may be a sign among you; when your children say to you in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?

  • Gen 49:28
    69%

    28These are the twelve tribes of Israel: and these are the words their father said to them, blessing them; to every one he gave his blessing.

  • Num 6:27
    68%

    27So they will put my name on the children of Israel, and I will give them my blessing.

  • Rev 7:5
    68%

    5Of the tribe of Judah were marked twelve thousand: of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand: of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand:

  • Num 1:44
    68%

    44These are they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and by the twelve chiefs of Israel, one from every tribe.

  • Josh 4:21
    67%

    21And he said to the children of Israel, When your children say to their fathers in time to come, What is the reason for these stones?