12 precious stones – Harmony and ... The second appearance of the twelve tribes' names was on the High Priest’s breastplate, where each tribe was represented by a unique precious gemstone, ...

Ovid called stones “The bones of Mother Earth.” Throughout history stones have served a variety of uses. Small stones made weapons. Larger stones were used to execute people. Stones functioned ...

As such, the twelve stones, assembled together as one pillar, represent the people of the twelve tribes united to fulfill the will of the purposive, involved, God of Israel in the land of Israel ...