Category:Precious Stones

---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Precious Stones - Frequently referred to (1 Kings 10:2; 2 Chronicles 3:6; 2 Chronicles 9:10; Revelation 18:16; Revelation 21:19). There are about twenty different names of such stones in the Bible. They are figuratively introduced to denote value, beauty, durability (Song of Songs 5:14; Isaiah 54:11, Isaiah 54:12; Lamentations 4:7).