Revelation 4:3

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Revelation 4:3 (WEB)
that looked like a jasper stone and a sardius. There was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald to look at.

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Tertullian, On the Apparel of Women I.6Book I
“Emeralds lurk in their belts; and the sword (that hangs) below their bosom alone is witness to the cylindrical stones that decorate its hilt; and the massive single pearls on their boots are fain to get lifted out of the mud!” — editor's note: Smaragdi. Comp. Rev. iv. 3.
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