A bright yellow metallic element, the most precious of all metals, the most easily shaped or drawn of all metals, and one of the heaviest.
"; aStones[0][1] += "They did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wire, to work it into the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work. Exod. 39:3"; aStones[0][1] += "
Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Job 28:1
"; aImages[0] = "gold.jpg"; aLinks[0] = "Stones_Gold.shtml"; aStones[1] = new Array(); aStones[1][0] = "Amethyst"; aStones[1][1] = "A clear lavender to bluish violet variety of crystal quartz with many degrees of color intensity, when deeply colored, one of the most attractive of gems.
"; aStones[1][1] += ""The foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones . . . the twelfth, an amethyst." Revelation 21:19, 20, AV."; aImages[1] = "amethyst.jpg"; aLinks[1] = "Stones_Amethyst.shtml"; aStones[2] = new Array(); aStones[2][0] = "Aquamarine"; aStones[2][1] = "
Beryl: A silicate of beryllium and aluminum; occurs in hexagonal, prismatic crystals of great hardness, 7.5 to 8.0 on the scale of hardness in minerals.
"; aStones[2][1] += ""And in the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold in their inclosings.." Exodus 28:20, AV
"; aImages[2] = "aqua.jpg"; aLinks[2] = "Stones_Aqua.shtml"; aStones[3] = new Array(); aStones[3][0] = "Diamond"; aStones[3][1] = "Crystallized carbon; the hardest known substance, when transparent and without flaws, one of the most highly valued gemstones.
"; aStones[3][1] += ""You shall make the breastplate of judgment... And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones: The first row..., the second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;" (Exodus 28:15-17).
"; aImages[3] = "diamond.jpg"; aLinks[3] = "Stones_Diamond.shtml"; aStones[4] = new Array(); aStones[4][0] = "Emerald"; aStones[4][1] = "A variety of beryl, highly. Prized as a gemstone because of its unrivaled
rich green color; one of the rarest of gems.
Describing the making of the high priest's breastplate, the Bible says;
"And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle . . . . And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond."
Exodus 39: 10-11
A dense concretion, lustrous and varying in color, formed as an abnormal growth within the shell of some mollusks, when of brilliant quality, can be used as a gem.
"; aStones[5][1] += ""Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all he had, and bought it."
Matthew 13:45-46, AV.
A colorful precious stone, a distinctive red variety of corundum, often called the true or Oriental ruby.
"; aStones[6][1] += ""And you must insert in it a setting of stones, four rows of stones, . . . the second row a ruby, a sapphire, and a crystal." Exodus 28:17, 18.
"; aImages[6] = "ruby.jpg"; aLinks[6] = "Stones_Ruby.shtml"; aStones[7] = new Array(); aStones[7][0] = "Sardonyx"; aStones[7][1] = "Just what the name implies-a combination of onyx and sard resembling agate in having parallel layers of two different colors, but the layers are flat rather than curved.
"; aStones[7][1] += "And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper . . . the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius. Revelation 21:19 20. AV
"; aImages[7] = "sard.jpg"; aLinks[7] = "Stones_Sard.shtml"; aStones[8] = new Array(); aStones[8][0] = "Sapphire"; aStones[8][1] = "A pure variety of corundum in transparent or translucent crystals used as gems; the name used for corundum of any color except red, which is called ruby usually thought of as blue in color.
"; aStones[8][1] += "And this is how I saw the horses in my vision: the riders wore breastplates the color of fire and of sapphire and of sulfur. Revelation 9:17, RSV
"; aImages[8] = "saph.jpg"; aLinks[8] = "Stones_Saph.shtml"; aStones[9] = new Array(); aStones[9][0] = "Opal"; aStones[9][1] = "Gem quality crystallized silica demonstrating fiery play of color against a black, white or translucent background.
"; aStones[9][1] += "Every month, we at Diadem Jewelers present the traditional gemstone birthstone of the month from a Biblical and Secular Perspective. October is the only calendar month without a Biblical Perspective. Subsequently we present the traditional birthstone for October, The Opal
"; aImages[9] = "opal.jpg"; aLinks[9] = "Stones_Opal.shtml"; aStones[10] = new Array(); aStones[10][0] = "Topaz"; aStones[10][1] = "A mineral made up of fluorine, aluminum, oxygen, and silicon; occurs in well formed, brilliant crystals: superior hardness makes it a highly desirable gemstone.
"; aStones[10][1] += ""But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? . . . The topaz of Bhiopia shall not equal it, neither shall It be valued with pure gold."
(Job 28:12, 19 AV).
A crystal gem of the element zirconium; usually occurs in well-formed crystals with a bright adamantine luster and high refractive index; is either colorless or in hues of red, yellow, brown, blue or green.
"; aStones[11][1] += ""The foundation stones of the wall of the city were fashioned out of every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was jasper . . . the eleventh, zircon."
Job 28:12, 19 AV