Agate is a type of quartz that also comes from the Chalcedony group. It is one of the gemstones that have many colors, shades, patterns, and meanings.
Agate appears 3 times in the Scripture.
It was one of the jewels in the third row of the high priest’s breastplate.
Exodus 28:19 And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
Exodus 39:12 And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
Ezekiel 27:16 Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.
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