Holy Scripture
Exodus 28:17
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“Again, you can multiply the four cardinal virtues by the three theological, and then there are twelve: for prudence must be faithful, trusting, and loving; and so it is with the others. And they are represented by the twelve springs, the twelve gems in the High Priest's vestment, and the twelve doors of the City. Firs…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
17And thou shalt interweave with it a texture of four rows of stone; there shall be a row of stones, a sardius, a topaz, an emerald, the first row.
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15And thou shalt make the oracle of judgment, the work of the embroiderer: in keeping with the ephod, thou shalt make it of gold, and blue and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen spun.
16Thou shalt make it square: it shall be double; of a span the length of it, and of a span the breadth.
— Exodus 28:17 —
18And the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and a jasper.
19And the third row, a ligure, an agate, an amethyst: