AMETHYST . See Jewels and Precious Stones. Complete and trustworthy, Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible is a thorough reference (5,915 entries) for all readers of the Bible. For nearly a century, lay people and scholars alike have valued the authoritative contents and the convenient format of this one-volume work.Wikipedia Get Bible verse every day in your inbox 6200 2nd St NW Washington, DC 20011
Amethyst.A precious stone in the third row of the breastplate of the high priest, Ex. 28:19; Ex. 39:12; and the twelfth stone in the foundations of the wall of the heavenly Jerusalem. Rev. 21:20. This gem is not definitely identified. It may be the purple variety of corundum, known as the oriental amethyst, or the transparent amethystine quartz which contains oxide of manganese and alumina. The Hebrew word is achlamah which is translated ἀμέθυστος in the above two passages in Exodus by the LXX, who also have the same in Ezek. 28:13, where there is nothing in the Hebrew.