DIAMONDS IN THE BIBLE - Diamonds are not mentioned as one of the precious minerals to create the twelve foundations needed for the New Jerusalem. This gemstone was considered an emblem of invincibility and fearlessness. It gave the wearer courage, extra strength and the stamina to be victorious. God, speaking through the prophet Jeremiah, uses diamonds and their well known hardness as an analogy to show how entrenched were the sins committed by the Kingdom of Judah.

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Diamonds In The Bible

Even though diamonds were likely not in the High Priest's breastplate, this did not preclude the use of this precious gemstone for other Bible purposes.

Diamonds could have been used to adorn a newly created Lucifer (Ezekiel 28:13).

Though quite rare, diamonds are not mentioned in the Bible as one of the many precious minerals God will use to create the twelve foundations needed for the New Jerusalem (see Revelation 21:19-21).

God, speaking through the prophet Jeremiah, uses diamonds and their well known hardness as an analogy to show how entrenched were the sins committed by the Kingdom of Judah.

He states that, "The sin of Judah is engraved with a pen of iron, with the point of a diamond (Hebrew shamiyr, Strong's Concordance #H8068); it is carved upon the tablet of their heart and upon the horns of your altars . . ." (Jeremiah 17:1, Holy Bible Faithful Version).

The Hebrew word, from which we get the English word for diamonds in the Bible, denotes something that can prick (like a thorn or thorn bush) or something that is sharp (Strong's and BDB lexicon).

Diamond Folklore

Because of this gemstone's many desirable characteristics (clarity, purity, hardness, rarity, etc.) it had many powers and abilities attributed to it.

This gemstone was considered an emblem of invincibility and fearlessness.

It gave the wearer courage, extra strength and the stamina to be victorious.

It could drive away nighttime evil spirits and ghosts, bring good luck to a person, and even make someone invisible!

This gem was also believed to have reproductive powers.

Diamonds were associated with lightning and believed to be products of electrical strikes.

Like the turquoise, diamonds were thought to lose their talisman-like powers if they were bought.

Only stones received as a gift, it was believed, would retain their supernatural abilities (Curious Lore of Precious Stones, pages 69-73).

Fun fact

Where is the ONLY place in the entire world where you can hunt for diamonds for a small fee and KEEP what you find?

In the United States, the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas is the world's eighth largest diamond-bearing volcanic crater.

The park offers the public a chance to search for this valuable precious stone.

From 1972, (the year the area became a state park) to 2013, 30,891 rough versions of this precious stone have been discovered with a total weight of about 6,173 carats (USGS 2013 Minerals Yearbook for Gemstones).

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