Category Archives: altars

EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE BIBLE TIMES (ENGRAVE PT 2 OF 2)

Two onyx stones were attached to this garment and were inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes (Exod 28:9-12; 39:6-7). Similarly, the small cloth breast piece that the high priest wore over the ephod had twelve precious and semiprecious stones attached to it, each engraved with the name of one of Israel’s tribes gold plate was slung so that it faced forward. It was engraved with the phrase “HOLY TO THE LORD” (Exod 28:36; 39:30). Solomon’s temple was also filled with handiwork that called for the skill of the engravers. The panels of the ten

Continue reading EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE BIBLE TIMES (ENGRAVE PT 2 OF 2)