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Credit: Robert M. Lavinsky, iRocks.com

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Comments: Corundum (Var.: Ruby). Locality: Winza, Mpapwa, Mpapwa (Mpwampwa) District, Dodoma region, Tanzania.

 

Credit: Robert M. Lavinsky, iRocks.com

License: CC BY-SA 3.0

Credit URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org...

Comments: Corundum. Locality: Winza, Mpapwa, Mpapwa (Mpwampwa) District, Dodoma region, Tanzania.

 

Credit: 3BL Media

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Comments: 5-carat ruby ring

 

From Easton: Ruby, (Heb. peninim), only in plural (Lamentations 4:7). The ruby was one of the stones in the high priest's breastplate (Exodus 28:17). A comparison is made between the value of wisdom and rubies (Job 28:18; Proverbs 3:15; Proverbs 8:11). The price of a virtuous woman is said to be "far above rubies" (Proverbs 31:10). The exact meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain. Some render it "red coral;" others, "pearl" or "mother-of-pearl."

Verses:

  • Exodus 28:17
  • Exodus 39:10
  • Job 28:18
  • Proverbs 3:15
  • Proverbs 8:11
  • Proverbs 20:15
  • Proverbs 31:10
  • Isaiah 54:12
  • Lamentations 4:7
  • Ezekiel 27:16
  • Ezekiel 28:13
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​r/ruby.html. 2024.
 
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