Yahweh had redeemed the Israelites from bondage. He had made a covenant with them and had given them laws. He had promised, on condition of their o…

Onyx stones. —The Hebrew shoham is rendered here by “sard” (Septuagint), “sardonyx” (Vulgate and Josephus), and “beryl” (…

Onyx stones
So called from their likeness to the nail of a man's finger: the Targum of Onkelos calls them stones of …

God chose the people of Israel to be a peculiar people to himself, above all people, and he himself would be their King. He ordered a royal palace …