Holy Scripture
Exodus 28:9
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“As a symbol of this, the High Priest had two stones on his ephod: one on the right side and the other on the left. And on these were written the twelve names of the sons of Israel: six names on one stone and six names on the other—and they were made of lucid and ardent onyx, through which faith in the humanity and div…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
9And thou shalt take the two stones, the stones of emerald, and thou shalt grave on them the names of the children of Israel.
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7It shall have two shoulder pieces joined together, fastened on the two sides.
8And the woven work of the shoulder pieces which is upon it, shall be of one piece according to the work, of pure gold and blue and purple, and spun scarlet and fine twined linen.
— Exodus 28:9 —
10Six names on the first stone, and the other six names on the second stone, according to their births.
11It shall be the work of the stone engraver’s art; as the graving of a seal thou shalt engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel.