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Amethyst. Magaliesburg, South Africa Facet Cut Amethyst. Amethyst - Greek ἀμέθυστος amethystos (Revelations 21:20). This is the twelfth and last stone of the foundation of the New Jerusalem. Amethyst is not known appear in the Hebrew Bible, as no Hebrew gemstone name can be
the magical or astrological lapidary that sets the relationship between the Signs of the Zodiac and a particular gemstone, and; the Christian lapidary, which describes the symbolism of gems mentioned in the bible, although contemporary readers would have regarded both the first two categories as representing scientific treatments. [4]
Gemstone Name [1] Type Meaning Agate: Agate (name) Given name / surname Amber: Amber (given name) Given name Amethyst: Amethyst (given name) Given name Azurite: Azura (given name) Given name Beryl: Beryl (given name) Given name Heliodor Given name / surname It is a given and surname. [2] [3] Heliodor is a specimen of the mineral Beryl. Heliodor ...
Amethyst “Amethyst is a gemstone long associated with royalty and spiritualism and is said to bring tranquility and healing,” Salzer says. “In the same color spectrum wavelength as the third ...
Artist's conception of Jewish high priest wearing a hoshen in ancient Judah. According to the Biblical description, the twelve jewels in the breastplate were each to be made from specific minerals, none identical to another, and each of them representative of a specific tribe, whose name was to be inscribed on the stone.
Amethyst's alleged benefits carried the semiprecious stone into the Middle Ages, a time often associated with magic, and the gem became associated with attributes such as courage and bravery.
St. Jerome, referencing Josephus, said the Foundation Stones of the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:19–20) would be appropriate for Christians. [3]: 294 In the eighth and ninth centuries, religious treatises associating a particular stone with an apostle were written so that "their name would be inscribed on the Foundation Stones, and his virtue."
Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz. The name comes from the Koine Greek αμέθυστος amethystos from α - a-, "not" and μεθύσκω (Ancient Greek) methysko / μεθώ metho (Modern Greek), "intoxicate", a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness. [1]