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In rather "artificer" in wood, stone, or metal; so ;," artificer" in weaving, etc. Bezaleel's workmanship was in gold, silver, brass, stone, wood (-5), Aboliab's in embroidery and weaving. Strict engraving of stones is mentioned in -21 in the case of the two onyx stones having six each of the 12 tribes' names, on the high priest's shoulders, and the 12 breast-plate stones with the 12 tribes' names engraven. Seal engraving the Israelites learned in Egypt; it existed in Mesopotamia from about 2000 B.C.
The "ouches" of gold are the setting wreathed-like filagree round the stones, which were oval like the Egyptian kartouches containing hieroglyphic names. In "one stone ... I will engrave the graying (literally open the opening) thereof," i.e. I (God) will prepare for Him (Messiah) an exquisitely wrought body, a suitable temple for the Godhead (). lie is the "stone cut out of the mountain without hands" (). Paul () explains ," Mine ears hast Thou opened" (graven) by "a body hast Thou prepared Me."