Exodus 39:14

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The 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Exod 28:17-24
    8 verses
    94%

    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.

    21The 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.

    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;

  • Exod 39:6-13
    8 verses
    88%

    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.

  • Exod 28:9-15
    7 verses
    86%

    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.

  • Exod 39:15-21
    7 verses
    78%

    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;

    18the other two ends of the two chains they attached to the two settings, and they attached them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it.

    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.

    20They made two more gold rings and attached 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.

    21They tied the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod by blue cord, so that it was above the waistband of the ephod, so that the breastpiece would not be loose from the ephod, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

  • Exod 25:7
    77%

    7onyx stones, and other gems to be set in the ephod and in the breastpiece.

  • Exod 35:9
    76%

    9onyx stones, and other gems for mounting on the ephod and the breastpiece.

  • 1 Kgs 18:31
    75%

    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 21:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    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.

  • Exod 35:27
    74%

    27The leaders brought onyx stones and other gems to be mounted for the ephod and the breastpiece,

  • Josh 4:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    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.

    9Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan in the very place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood. They remain there to this very day.

  • Josh 4:4-6
    3 verses
    70%

    4Joshua summoned the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one per tribe.

    5Joshua told them,“Go in front of the ark of the LORD your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes.

    6The stones will be a reminder to you. When your children ask someday,‘Why are these stones important to you?’

  • Rev 21:12
    70%

    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.

  • Exod 28:28-29
    2 verses
    70%

    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.

  • Exod 39:30
    70%

    30They made a plate, the holy diadem, of pure gold and wrote on it an inscription, as on the engravings of a seal,“Holiness to the LORD.”

  • Num 1:44
    69%

    44These were the men whom Moses and Aaron numbered along with the twelve leaders of Israel, each of whom was from his own family.

  • Exod 28:26
    68%

    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.

  • Isa 54:12
    68%

    12I will make your pinnacles out of gems, your gates out of beryl, and your outer wall out of beautiful stones.

  • Gen 2:12
    68%

    12(The gold of that land is pure; pearls and lapis lazuli are also there).