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odem, σάρδιος. One of the precious stones in the breastplate. Ex. 28: 17; Ex. 39: 10. It also embellished one of the foundations of the holy Jerusalem. Rev. 21: 20. It was one of the stones that covered the king of Tyrus (doubtless portraying Satan before his fall). Ezek. 28:
13. In heaven One who sat upon the throne was "to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone." Rev. 4: 3. It is supposed to be the sard, a superior variety of agate, of various colours, some blood-red, and others of a golden hue.