Exodus 25:7
“Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Onyx stones,.... So called from their likeness to the nail of a man's finger: the Targum of Onkelos calls them stones of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Exodus 25:1-9
Yahweh had redeemed the Israelites from bondage. He had made a covenant with them and had given them laws. He had…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Onyx stones - We have already met with the stone called שהם shoham, Gen 2:12, and acknowledged the difficulty of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Exodus 25:1-9
We may suppose that when Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and abode there so long, where the holy angels attended…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Precious stones.
onyx Heb. shôham, a precious stone highly valued in OT. times (cf. Gen 2:12; Eze 28:13; Job 28:16; 1Ch…