Chrysolite
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Smith's Bible Dictionary
Chrysolite

one of the precious stones in the foundation of the heavenly Jerusalem. (Revelation 21:20) It has been already stated [BERYL] that the chrysolite of the ancients is identical with the modern oriental topaz the tarhish of the Hebrew Bible.

ATS Bible Dictionary
Chrysolite

A transparent precious stone, having the color of gold with a mixture of green, and a fine luster, Revelation 21:20. Many suppose it to be the topaz of the moderns.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(n.) A mineral, composed of silica, magnesia, and iron, of a yellow to green color. It is common in certain volcanic rocks; -- called also olivine and peridot. Sometimes used as a gem. The name was also early used for yellow varieties of tourmaline and topaz.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
CHRYSOLITE

See STONES, PRECIOUS.

Greek
5555. chrusolithos -- a chrysolite (a yellow gem)
... a chrysolite (a yellow gem). Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:
chrusolithos Phonetic Spelling: (khroo-sol'-ee-thos) Short Definition: a topaz ...
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5116. topazion -- a topaz
... topaz. Neuter of a presumed derivative (alternately) of topazos (a "topaz";
of uncertain origin); a gem, probably the chrysolite -- topaz. ...
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Library

Introduction.
... For these are the precious stones"sardius, jasper, smaragd, chrysolite, and the
rest,"woven into the robe of holy Aaron, [1904] even of him who bears the ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/introduction 4.htm

On Counter Promises.
... to have a wall composed of many precious stones, as jasper, and sapphire, and
chalcedony, and emerald, and sardonyx, and onyx, and chrysolite, and chrysoprase ...
/.../origen/origen de principiis/chapter xi on counter promises.htm

The New Jerusalem.
... the second, a sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; the fifth,
a sardonyx; the sixth, a sardius; the seventh, a chrysolite; the eighth, a ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the new jerusalem.htm

The Wide Range of God's Grace
... As against a spurious liberalism which calls them Christians who lay hold of a fragment
of the one entire and perfect chrysolite, we must insist that a ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the wide range of gods.htm

Seeking Jesus
... One sun dims all the stars; and the 'one entire and perfect Chrysolite' beggars
and reduces to fragments 'all the precious things that thou canst desire.'. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/seeking jesus.htm

'A Greater than Jonas'
... of all the noblest examples of virtue that the world has ever seen, and seeing in
them all some speck, turn to this whole and perfect chrysolite and say, Yes! ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/a greater than jonas.htm

Concerning the Garments of the Priests, and of the High Priest.
... whole number. The first of the fourth row was a chrysolite, the next was
an onyx, and then a beryl, which was the last of all. Now ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 7 concerning the garments.htm

The People of the New Earth
... chalcedony and cornelian, a flesh colour): the sixth, a sardius (probably the cornelian,
the red being sometimes vivid): the seventh, a chrysolite (yellow or ...
/.../bullinger/commentary on revelation/the people of the new.htm

On Rational Natures.
... with sardonyx, and topaz, and emerald, and carbuncle, and sapphire, and jasper,
set in gold and silver, and with agate, amethyst, and chrysolite, and beryl ...
/.../origen/origen de principiis/chapter v on rational natures.htm

The Son of Man
... All other men are fragments, He is the 'entire and perfect chrysolite.' As one of
our epigrammatic seventeenth-century divines has it, 'Aristotle is but the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/the son of man.htm

Thesaurus
Chrysolite (10 Occurrences)
... topaz. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CHRYSOLITE. See STONES, PRECIOUS.
Multi-Version Concordance Chrysolite (10 Occurrences). Revelation ...
/c/chrysolite.htm - 10k

Onyx (16 Occurrences)
... Revelation 21:20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite;
the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh ...
/o/onyx.htm - 12k

Jasper (8 Occurrences)
... NIV). Exodus 28:20 and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper:
they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings. (WEB ...
/j/jasper.htm - 10k

Topaz (7 Occurrences)
... inscribed on it (Exodus 28:17). It is probably the chrysolite of the moderns.
Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) A mineral occurring ...
/t/topaz.htm - 9k

Emerald (8 Occurrences)
... Exodus 28:17 And on it you are to put four lines of jewels; the first line is
to be a cornelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald; (BBE DBY NAS). ...
/e/emerald.htm - 10k

Beryl (12 Occurrences)
... 10:6; Revelation 21:20. In Ezek. 28:13 the LXX. render the word by "chrysolite,"
which the Jewish historian Josephus regards as its proper translation. ...
/b/beryl.htm - 11k

Lines (42 Occurrences)
... Exodus 28:17 And on it you are to put four lines of jewels; the first line
is to be a cornelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald; (BBE). ...
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Filigree (9 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Exodus 28:20 and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper:
they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings. (See NAS RSV NIV). ...
/f/filigree.htm - 9k

Row (26 Occurrences)
... NIV). Exodus 28:20 and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper:
they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings. (WEB ...
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Enclosed (16 Occurrences)
... (WEB). Exodus 28:20 and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper:
they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings. (WEB DBY). ...
/e/enclosed.htm - 10k

Resources
What does the Bible say about crystals? | GotQuestions.org

Summary of the Book of Ezekiel - Bible Survey | GotQuestions.org

What were the wheels in Ezekiel 1? | GotQuestions.org

Chrysolite: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance
Chrysolite (10 Occurrences)

Revelation 21:20
the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; and the twelfth, amethyst.
(WEB WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 28:17
And on it you are to put four lines of jewels; the first line is to be a cornelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald;
(BBE)

Exodus 28:20
and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.
(WEB DBY NIV)

Exodus 39:10
And on it they put four lines of stones: in the first line was a carnelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald;
(BBE)

Exodus 39:13
and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in gold settings.
(WEB DBY NIV)

Song of Songs 5:14
His hands gold rings, set with the chrysolite; His belly is bright ivory, overlaid with sapphires;
(DBY NIV)

Ezekiel 1:16
The appearance of the wheels and their work was as the look of a chrysolite; and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
(DBY RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 10:9
And I looked, and behold, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub, and another wheel beside another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was as the look of a chrysolite stone.
(DBY RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 28:13
You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Gold work of tambourines and of pipes was in you. In the day that you were created they were prepared.
(WEB DBY RSV NIV)

Daniel 10:6
and his body was like a chrysolite, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as torches of fire, and his arms and his feet as the look of burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
(DBY NIV)

Subtopics

Chrysolite

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Lines (42 Occurrences)

Filigree (9 Occurrences)

Row (26 Occurrences)

Enclosed (16 Occurrences)

Carnelian (5 Occurrences)

Settings (19 Occurrences)

Line (131 Occurrences)

Fourth (87 Occurrences)

Ninth (35 Occurrences)

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Lapis (3 Occurrences)

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Fifth (65 Occurrences)

Turquoise (5 Occurrences)

Twelfth (20 Occurrences)

Tambours (8 Occurrences)

Tambourines (13 Occurrences)

Ruby (5 Occurrences)

Engravings (11 Occurrences)

Eighth (38 Occurrences)

Enclosures (10 Occurrences)

Eleventh (19 Occurrences)

Mountings (1 Occurrence)

Mounted (32 Occurrences)

Pipes (9 Occurrences)

Chrysoprase (1 Occurrence)

Chrysolyte (1 Occurrence)

Chrysoprasus (1 Occurrence)

Cornelian (1 Occurrence)

Adorned (20 Occurrences)

Amethyst (3 Occurrences)

Sardius (5 Occurrences)

Sapphire (11 Occurrences)

Sixth (45 Occurrences)

Seventh (123 Occurrences)

Sardonyx (1 Occurrence)

Tenth (89 Occurrences)

Created (55 Occurrences)

Eden (19 Occurrences)

Garden (68 Occurrences)

Gold (429 Occurrences)

Precious (128 Occurrences)

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