Exodus 28:21
The stones are to be for the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to the number of their names. Each name according to the twelve tribes is to be like the engravings of a seal.
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- Rev 7:4-8 : 4 Now I heard the number of those who were marked with the seal, one hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed from all the tribes of the people of Israel: 5 From the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand, 6 from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand, 7 from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand, 8 from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.
- Rev 21:12 : 12 It has a massive, high wall with twelve gates, with twelve angels at the gates, and the names of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel are written on the gates.
- 1 Kgs 18:31 : 31 Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of tribes that descended from Jacob, to whom the LORD’s message had come,“Israel will be your name.”
- Luke 22:30 : 30 that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Jas 1:1 : 1 ¶ Salutation From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. Greetings!
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- Exod 39:6-1712 verses94%
6They set the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved as with the engravings of a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
7He put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as stones of memorial for the Israelites, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
8The Breastpiece of Decision He made the breastpiece, the work of an artistic designer, in the same fashion as the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen.
9It was square– they made the breastpiece doubled, nine inches long and nine inches wide when doubled.
10They set on it four rows of stones: a row with a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl– the first row;
11and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;
12and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
13and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in gold filigree settings.
14The stones were for the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, corresponding to the number of their names. Each name corresponding to one of the twelve tribes was like the engravings of a seal.
15They made for the breastpiece braided chains like cords of pure gold,
16and they made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and they attached the two rings to the upper two ends of the breastpiece.
17They attached the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece;
- Exod 28:9-2012 verses88%
9“You are to take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,
10six of their names on one stone, and the six remaining names on the second stone, according to the order of their birth.
11You are to engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel with the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a seal; you are to have them set in gold filigree settings.
12You are to put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod, stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, and Aaron will bear their names before the LORD on his two shoulders for a memorial.
13You are to make filigree settings of gold
14and two braided chains of pure gold, like a cord, and attach the chains to the settings.
15“You are to make a breastpiece for use in making decisions, the work of an artistic designer; you are to make it in the same fashion as the ephod; you are to make it of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen.
16It is to be square when doubled, nine inches long and nine inches wide.
17You are to set in it a setting for stones, four rows of stones, a row with a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl– the first row;
18and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;
19and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
20and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They are to be enclosed in gold in their filigree settings.
- Exod 28:22-243 verses78%
22“You are to make for the breastpiece braided chains like cords of pure gold,
23and you are to make for the breastpiece two gold rings and attach the two rings to the upper two ends of the breastpiece.
24You are to attach the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece;
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7onyx stones, and other gems to be set in the ephod and in the breastpiece.
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31Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of tribes that descended from Jacob, to whom the LORD’s message had come,“Israel will be your name.”
- Rev 21:19-202 verses76%
19The foundations of the city’s wall are decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation is jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,
20the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
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9onyx stones, and other gems for mounting on the ephod and the breastpiece.
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12It has a massive, high wall with twelve gates, with twelve angels at the gates, and the names of the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel are written on the gates.
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27The leaders brought onyx stones and other gems to be mounted for the ephod and the breastpiece,
- Exod 28:26-294 verses72%
26You are to make two rings of gold and put them on the other two ends of the breastpiece, on its edge that is on the inner side of the ephod.
27You are to make two more gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the juncture above the waistband of the ephod.
28They are to tie the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod by blue cord, so that it may be above the waistband of the ephod, and so that the breastpiece will not be loose from the ephod.
29Aaron will bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of decision over his heart when he goes into the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually.
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8The Israelites did just as Joshua commanded. They picked up twelve stones, according to the number of the Israelite tribes, from the middle of the Jordan as the LORD had instructed Joshua. They carried them over with them to the camp and put them there.
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14The wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them are the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
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4Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one per tribe.
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12I will make your pinnacles out of gems, your gates out of beryl, and your outer wall out of beautiful stones.
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19They made two rings of gold and put them on the other two ends of the breastpiece on its edge, which is on the inner side of the ephod.
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6The stones will be a reminder to you. When your children ask someday,‘Why are these stones important to you?’
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28These are the twelve tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He gave each of them an appropriate blessing.
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27So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
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5From the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand,
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44These were the men whom Moses and Aaron numbered along with the twelve leaders of Israel, each of whom was from his own family.
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21He told the Israelites,“When your children someday ask their fathers,‘What do these stones represent?’