From Nave’s Topical Bible
Onyx
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 11Passages listed
- 6Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- Precious stoneJob 28:16Ezekiel 28:13
- Used in erecting the temple1 Chronicles 29:2
- Seen in the foundations of the city of the New Jerusalem in John's apocalyptic visionRevelation 21:20
- Exported from HavilahGenesis 2:12
- Used in the breastplateExodus 28:9–12Exodus 28:20Exodus 39:6Exodus 39:13
- Contributed by Israelites for the priests' garmentsExodus 25:7Exodus 35:9
The passages, in Bible order (11)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 11 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Genesis 2:12
And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there.
Commentary on Genesis 2:122 voices
"The river," we are told, "is separated into four branches." The name of one is Pishon, which encircles all the land of Hevila, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx are there. The name of the second river is Gihon. This river encircles all the land of Ethiopia. The name of the third river is Tigris, which river flows by the Assyrians. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. There are, therefore, four rivers. Pishon—so called by the Hebrews but named Ganges by the Greeks—flows in the direction of India.
Ambrose of Milan· On Paradise, 397Patristic
There is found gold, and the gold of that land is good. Pliny the Elder reports that the regions of India abound in gold veins more than other lands, whence even their islands took the names Chryse and Argyre from the abundance of gold or …
Bede· Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron), 735Patristic
- Exodus 25:7
and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
Commentary on Exodus 25:71 voice
Onyx stones,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 28:9–12
Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:
Commentary on Exodus 28:9–121 voice
As a symbol of this, the High Priest had two stones on his ephod: one on the right side and the other on the left. And on these were written the twelve names of the sons of Israel: six names on one stone and six …
Bonaventure· Collations on the Hexaemeron, Collation 8, 1257Patristic
- Exodus 28:20
and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.
Commentary on Exodus 28:201 voice
And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper,.... Whatever stone is meant by the first in this row, it must be of a sea green colour; for "tarshish", the word used, signifies the sea; and so the beryl, as Pliny (r) says, imitates the greenness of the pure sea.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 35:9
and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
- Exodus 39:6
They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
- Exodus 39:13
and the fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. These stones were mounted in gold filigree settings.
- 1 Chronicles 29:2
Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 29:22 voices
What color the stones were with which the temple was made is openly stated in the book of Paralipomenon when David said to Solomon on showing him the materials of the temple that he had procured, "I have prepared all manner of precious stones and …
Bede· Of the Temple of Solomon 1.4.5, 735Patristic
Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Job 28:16
It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
Commentary on Job 28:162 voices
Nor shall it be compared to the dyed colours of India. Nor to the most precious sardonyx stone, nor to the sapphire. For what is meant by India, which furnishes a black people, saving this world, wherein the life of man is engendered dark in respect of sin? Now 'the dyed colours of India' are the wise ones of this world, who though in respect of infidelity, and oftentimes in respect of behaviour, they be foul, yet before the eyes of men are stained with the hue of overlaid honourableness.
Gregory the Dialogist· Morals on the Book of Job, Book XVIII, 604Patristic
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Ezekiel 28:13
You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
Commentary on Ezekiel 28:132 voices
(Vers. 11 seqq.) And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him: Thus says the Lord God: You were the signet of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering: carnelian, topaz, and jasper, chrysolite, onyx, and beryl, sapphire, carbuncle, and emerald. Gold was the workmanship of your settings and your engravings; on the day that you were created they were prepared.
Jerome· Commentary on Ezekiel, 420Patristic
It follows that the serpent in paradise was certainly not brought into being without the will of God. In the figure of the serpent we see the devil. That the devil existed even in paradise we are informed by the prophet Ezekiel, who in discussing the prince of Tyre says, "You are in Eden, the garden of God." The prince of Tyre stands for the devil. Shall we, therefore, accuse God because we cannot comprehend the treasures—with the exception of those that he has deigned to reveal—of his majesty and wisdom that lie hidden and concealed in Christ?
Ambrose of Milan· ON PARADISE 2:9, 397Patristic
- Revelation 21:20
the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
Commentary on Revelation 21:202 voices
The fifth, sardonyx,.... Which is partly of the sardian, and partly of the onyx stone, which resembles a man's nail, from whence it has its name; it is reddish, bordering on white; it may be thought to answer to the onyx in the breastplate, on which was written the name of Joseph. The sixth, sardius; the same with the sardine stone, Rev 4:3 of a blood colour, and what is commonly called a cornelian: it is found in Sardinia, from whence it has its name, and in Bohemia and Silesia, though those of Babylon are the best.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)Reformed
Tradition assures us that the heavenly Jerusalem that is above is built up of holy gems, and we know that the twelve gates of the heavenly city, which signify the wonderful beauty of the apostolic teaching, are compared with precious jewels. These priceless stones are described as possessing certain colors that are themselves precious, while the rest is left of an earthly substance. To say that the city of the saints is built of such jewels, even though it is a spiritual edifice, is a cogent symbol indeed.
Clement of Alexandria· The Instructor Book 2, 215Patristic