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1 Chronicles 29:2

1 Chronicles 29:2

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onyx stones: Avney shoham:, which was, probably, not the precious stone or gem called onyx, but a marble called in Greek onychites:, which Pliny mentions as a stone Caramania:; for one would hardly think that gems of any kind were used externally in such a building as the temple. Antiquity gave both stones this name, because of their resemblance to the nail of the finger. ; , , , ; ; ;

glistering stones: Avney phuch: seems to denote a kind of black marble, so called from its colour resembling stibium. So Vulgate quasi stibinos:.

marble stones: Avney shayish: is rendered in the Targum avney marmoraiyah:, "stones of marble," and by the LXX, and Vulgate Παριον: or Παρινον:, or marmor Parium:, "Parium marble," which was remarkable for its bright white colour. Josephus says that the temple was built of large blocks of white marble, beautifully polished, so as to produce a most splendid appearance.

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