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Ligure
People's Dictionary of the Bible
Ligure, Heb. leshem. A precious stone mentioned in Exodus 28:19; Exodus 39:12, R. V. "Jacinth," as the first in the third row of the high priest's breastplate. Perhaps tourmaline, or more definitely the red variety known as rubellite, is the stone meant. Rubellite is a hard stone, and used as a gem, and is sometimes sold for red sapphire.
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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Ligure'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​l/ligure.html. 1893.