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Breastplate: had Names of the Tribes Engraved on Precious Stones

Source: TTT

Exodus 28:17–21 And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald; / in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; / in the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
Exodus 39:10, 14 And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald; / The twelve stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel. Each stone was engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.