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According to tradition, at least three varieties of chalcedony were used in the [[Judaism|Jewish]] High Priest's Breastplate, which was worn by Moses' brother Aaron containing inscribed gems representing the twelve tribes of Israel. The Breastplate included [jasper]], chrysoprase, and sardonyx, and there is some debate as to whether other agates were also used. | According to tradition, at least three varieties of chalcedony were used in the [[Judaism|Jewish]] High Priest's Breastplate, which was worn by Moses' brother Aaron containing inscribed gems representing the twelve tribes of Israel. The Breastplate included [[jasper]], chrysoprase, and sardonyx, and there is some debate as to whether other agates were also used. | ||
Another religious reference to a gem by the name of ''khalkedon'' (χαλκηδών) is found in the [[Book of Revelation]] (21:19); however, it is a ''hapax legomenon'' found nowhere else in the [[Bible]], so it is hard to tell whether the precious gem mentioned in Revelation is the same as the mineral known by this name today. | Another religious reference to a gem by the name of ''khalkedon'' (χαλκηδών) is found in the [[Book of Revelation]] (21:19); however, it is a ''hapax legomenon'' found nowhere else in the [[Bible]], so it is hard to tell whether the precious gem mentioned in Revelation is the same as the mineral known by this name today. | ||