12 the third row was jacinth, agate and amethyst; 13 the fourth row was topaz, onyx and jasper.[a] They were mounted in gold filigree settings. 14 There were twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 39:13 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.