Bible Dictionaries
Jasper

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Jason

Next Entry
Jathniel

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Jasper
Thompson Chain Reference
• Jasper
Dictionaries
American Tract Society
• Jasper
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Jasper
Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Jasper
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Jasper
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Jasper
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Jasper
King James Dictionary
• Jasper
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Jasper
People's Bible Dictionary
• Jasper
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Jasper
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Jasper
Wilson's Bible Types
• Jasper
Webster Dictionary
• Jasperize
• Jasperated
• Jasper
Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Jasper
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Jasper
• Jasper Francis Cropsey
• Jasper Mayne
•   (only first 3 shown)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Jasper; Jaspis
Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Jasper
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Adams, Jasper
• Adams, Jasper, D.D.
• Boysen, Jasper
•   (only first 3 shown)
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Jasper
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Jasper and John Heywood
Lexicons
• ܝܰܫܦ݁ܶܗ
• ἴασπις
• יָשְׁפֵה

Jasper. A precious stone frequently noticed in Scripture. It was the last of the twelve inserted in the high priest's breastplate, Exodus 28:20; Exodus 39:13, and the first of the twelve used in the foundations of the new Jerusalem. Revelation 21:19.

The characteristics of the stone, as far as they are specified in Scripture, Revelation 21:11, are that it "was most precious," and "like crystal;" we may also infer from Revelation 4:3, that it was a stone of brilliant and transparent light. The stone which we name "jasper" does not accord with this description. There can be no doubt that the diamond would more adequately answer to the description in the book of Revelation.