יהלם. Exod. xxviii, 18; xxix, 11; Ezek. xxviii, 13. This has
from remote antiquity been considered as the most valuable, or, more
properly, the most costly substance in nature. The reason of the high
estimation in which it was held by the ancients was its rarity and its
extreme hardness and brilliancy. It filled the sixth place in the high
priest’s breastplate, and on it was engraven the name of Naphtali.
from remote antiquity been considered as the most valuable, or, more
properly, the most costly substance in nature. The reason of the high
estimation in which it was held by the ancients was its rarity and its
extreme hardness and brilliancy. It filled the sixth place in the high
priest’s breastplate, and on it was engraven the name of Naphtali.