Bible Verses about โearth stonesโ
The Bible contains 22 verses about earth stones across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
โYou also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.โ
โcoming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.โ
โThe foundations of the city's wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;โ
โthe fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; and the twelfth, amethyst.โ
โand the gold of that land is good. There is aromatic resin and the onyx stone.โ
โThe name of the first is Pishon: this is the one which flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;โ
โYou shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and beryl shall be the first row;โ
โand the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;โ
โand the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;โ
โand the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.โ
โThe stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.โ
โYou were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Gold work of tambourines and of pipes was in you. In the day that you were created they were prepared.โ
โ"You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.โ
โI will make your pinnacles of rubies, and your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.โ
โ"Take twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,โ
โand command them, saying, 'Take from out of the middle of the Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and carry them over with you, and lay them down in the lodging place, where you will lodge tonight.'"โ
โShe came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore spices, and very much gold, and precious stones; and when she was come to Solomon, she talked with him of all that was in her heart.โ
โAll these were of costly stones, even of cut stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court.โ
โThen Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, "Yahweh helped us until now."โ
โThe foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.โ
โAbove were costly stones, even cut stone, according to measure, and cedar wood.โ
โThe great court around had three courses of cut stone, and a course of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of Yahweh, and the porch of the house.โ
