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Amethyst

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: A By: James P. Boyd

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(not wine). A purplish quartz, ranking among the precious stones, and forming the third stone in the third row of the high priest’s breastplate (Ex. 28:19; 39:12¹⁹And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. (Exodus 28:19)
¹²And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. (Exodus 39:12)). A stone in the foundations of the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:20²⁰The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. (Revelation 21:20)).

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