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Apparently Alexander the Great around 330 B.C. first discovered diamonds for the western world in India. This would indicate “diamonds” are not meant in the Old Testament references. Emery stones or adamant stones were widely used for engraving. Emery was a variety of corundum and was composed of aluminum oxide.
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Diamond'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​d/diamond.html. 1991.
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Diamond'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​d/diamond.html. 1991.