Bdellium is a transparent aromatic gum. The onyx is a precious stone, so called from a Greek word signifying a man's nail, to the colour of which it nearly approaches.
onyx: Exodus 28:20, Exodus 39:13; Job 28:16; Ezekiel 28:13
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Genesis 2:12
Genesis 2:12
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