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EXODUS XXVIII . i " And they PN the description of the dress of the high priest ,
the precious stones borne on the shoulders , and those set in the breastplate ,
are specially noticed . The former are associated with the ephod , a kind of tunic ...
EXODUS XXVIII . i " And they PN the description of the dress of the high priest ,
the precious stones borne on the shoulders , and those set in the breastplate ,
are specially noticed . The former are associated with the ephod , a kind of tunic ...
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Oriental topaz is no doubt referred to , Ethiopia being the Asiatic country of that
name . The prophet names this gem among the precious stones which went to
adorn luxurious Tyrus ( Ezek . xxviii . 13 ) . In the New Testament allusion to it ,
topaz ...
Oriental topaz is no doubt referred to , Ethiopia being the Asiatic country of that
name . The prophet names this gem among the precious stones which went to
adorn luxurious Tyrus ( Ezek . xxviii . 13 ) . In the New Testament allusion to it ,
topaz ...
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emeralds , ” says Sir G. Wilkinson , " mentioned by ancient authors were
doubtless glass imitations of those precious stones . Such were the colossal
statue of Serapis in the Egyptian labyrinth , nine cubits , or thirteen feet and a half
, in height ...
emeralds , ” says Sir G. Wilkinson , " mentioned by ancient authors were
doubtless glass imitations of those precious stones . Such were the colossal
statue of Serapis in the Egyptian labyrinth , nine cubits , or thirteen feet and a half
, in height ...
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| Title | Biblical Natural Science: Being the Explanation of All References in Holy Scripture to Geology, Botany, Zoology, and Physical Geography, Volume 2 Biblical Natural Science: Being the Explanation of All References in Holy Scripture to Geology, Botany, Zoology, and Physical Geography, John Duns |
| Author | John Duns |
| Publisher | William MacKenzie, 1869 |
| Original from | University of California, Berkeley |
| Digitized | 13 Apr 2016 |
| Length | 624 pages |
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