saw: Exodus 24:10, Exodus 3:6, Exodus 33:20, Exodus 33:23; Genesis 32:30; Judges 13:21-22; 1 Kings 22:19; Isaiah 6:1-5; Ezekiel 1:28; John 1:18, John 14:9; 1 Timothy 6:16; 1 John 4:12
of a sapphire stone: The Hebrew sappir:, is without doubt the sapphire; which is a most beautiful precious stone of a fine blue colour, second only to the diamond in lustre, hardness, and value. The ancient oriental sapphire is supposed to have been the same as the lapis lazuli:. It glitters with golden spots; and is of an azure or sky-blue colour, but rarely intermixed with purple. The ruby and topaz are considered of the same genus. Ezekiel 1:26-27, Ezekiel 10:1; Revelation 4:3, Revelation 21:19-23
in his clearness: Song of Solomon 6:10; Matthew 17:2; Revelation 1:16, Revelation 21:11, Revelation 21:18