Topaz: Heb. pitdah
(Ezekiel 28:13; Revelation 21:20) a golden yellow or "green" stone
brought from Cush or Ethiopia
(Job 28:19) It was the second stone in
the first row in the breastplate of the high priest, and had the name
of Simeon inscribed on it
(Exodus 28:17) It is probably the chrysolite of
the moderns.
