Exodus 28:19 - Exposition

The third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst . The term "ligure" is unknown in modern mineralogy; and it is to the last degree uncertain what stone the ancients intended by their lingurium or lapis ligurius Some think that "jacinth," others that "tourmaline," is the stone here meant. A few suggest amber , but amber cannot receive an engraving. "Agate" and "amethyst" are generally allowed to be right translations.