Exodus 28:18 (WEB)
and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;
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“For of this number I find figurative hints up and down the Creator’s dispensation in the twelve springs of Elim; in the twelve gems of Aaron’s priestly vestment; and in the twelve stones appointed by Joshua to be taken out of the Jordan, and set up for the ark of the covenant.” — editor's note: Ex. xxviii. 13–21.
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