Bible Cross References
the breast plate
Exodus 28:15-29
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"Make a breastpiece for the High Priest to use in determining God's will. It is to be made of the same materials as the ephod and with similar embroidery.
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It is to be square and folded double, 9 inches long and 9 inches wide.
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Mount four rows of precious stones on it; in the first row mount a ruby, a topaz, and a garnet;
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in the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;
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in the third row, a turquoise, an agate, and an amethyst;
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and in the fourth row, a beryl, a carnelian, and a jasper. These are to be mounted in gold settings.
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Each of these twelve stones is to have engraved on it the name of one of the sons of Jacob, to represent the tribes of Israel.
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For the breastpiece make chains of pure gold, twisted like cords.
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Make two gold rings and attach them to the upper corners of the breastpiece,
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and fasten the two gold cords to the two rings.
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Fasten the other two ends of the cords to the two settings, and in this way attach them in front to the shoulder straps of the ephod.
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Then make two rings of gold and attach them to the lower corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod.
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Make two more gold rings and attach them to the lower part of the front of the two shoulder straps of the ephod, near the seam and above the finely woven belt.
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Tie the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that the breastpiece rests above the belt and does not come loose.
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"When Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will wear this breastpiece engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel, so that I, the LORD, will always remember my people.
Exodus 39:8-21
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They made the breastpiece of the same materials as the ephod and with similar embroidery.
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It was square and folded double, 9 inches long and 9 inches wide.
10
They mounted four rows of precious stones on it: in the first row they mounted a ruby, a topaz, and a garnet;
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in the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;
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in the third row, a turquoise, an agate, and an amethyst;
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and in the fourth row, a beryl, a carnelian, and a jasper. These were mounted in gold settings.
14
Each of the twelve stones had engraved on it the name of one of the sons of Jacob, in order to represent the twelve tribes of Israel.
15
For the breastpiece they made chains of pure gold, twisted like cords.
16
They made two gold settings and two gold rings and attached the two rings to the upper corners of the breastpiece.
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They fastened the two gold cords to the two rings
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and fastened the other two ends of the cords to the two settings and in this way attached them in front to the shoulder straps of the ephod.
19
They made two rings of gold and attached them to the lower corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.
20
They made two more gold rings and attached them to the lower part of the front of the two shoulder straps of the ephod, near the seam and above the finely woven belt.
21
Just as the LORD had commanded Moses, they tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that the breastpiece rested above the belt and did not come loose.
Song of Songs 8:6
Close your heart to every love but mine; hold no one in your arms but me. Love is as powerful as death; passion is as strong as death itself. It bursts into flame and burns like a raging fire.
Isaiah 59:17
He will wear justice like a coat of armor and saving power like a helmet. He will clothe himself with the strong desire to set things right and to punish and avenge the wrongs that people suffer.
Ephesians 6:14
So stand ready, with truth as a belt tight around your waist, with righteousness as your breastplate,
1 Thessalonians 5:8
But we belong to the day, and we should be sober. We must wear faith and love as a breastplate, and our hope of salvation as a helmet.
the Urim
Exodus 28:30
Put the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece, so that Aaron will carry them when he comes into my holy presence. At such times he must always wear this breastpiece, so that he can determine my will for the people of Israel.
Ezra 2:63
The Jewish governor told them that they could not eat the food offered to God until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim.