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Ch. 5: The Diamond

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ON THE PRECIOUS STONES MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE.
BRIEF sketch of the knowledge which the Semitic nations possessed of the pre­cious stones, may not be out of place in the present volume. A full and exhaustive treatment is not within the scope of this work; nor is it possible, as yet, to offer complete infor­mation, since Oriental scholars have not sufficiently occupied themselves with this subject, which might help to throw light on the state of ancient civilization, on the intercourse between various nations, and on the mechanical and artistic knowledge cultivated in the remote regions of the East.
The very names of the precious stones, if studied by the aid of those languages which were once spoken in the vast tracts of country situated between the
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