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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Revelation 21:20 - 21:20
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sardonyx - a gem having the redness of the cornelian, and the whiteness of the onyx.
sardius - (See on Rev 4:3).
chrysolite - described by Pliny as transparent and of a golden brightness, like our topaz: different from our pale green crystallized chrysolite.
beryl - of a sea-green color.
topaz - Pliny [37.32], makes it green and transparent, like our chrysolite.
chrysoprasus - somewhat pale, and having the purple color of the amethyst [Pliny, 37, 20, 21].
jacinth - The flashing violet brightness in the amethyst is diluted in the jacinth [Pliny, 37.41].