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17 Set within it four rows of jewels: a row of ruby, topaz and emerald for the first row; 18 a turquoise, a sapphire and a diamond for the second row; 19 a jacinth, an agate and an amethyst for the third; 20 and a beryl, an onyx and a jasper for the fourth row. They are to be enclosed in gold filigree settings. 21 The stones are to be engraved in the order of the names of Bnei-Yisrael, twelve according to their names, like the etchings of a signet seal, one corresponding to each name of the twelve tribes.[a]

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  1. Exodus 28:21 cf. Rev. 21:12.