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The Septuagint 2.12 · 2.12

Good gold, carbuncle, and the green stone

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τὸ δὲ χρυσίον τῆς γῆς ἐκείνης καλόν· καὶ ἐκεῖ ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθραξ καὶ ὁ λίθος ὁ πράσινος.

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The setting

A brief geological aside on Havilah's gold, ἄνθραξ (a red gemstone, "carbuncle", lit. "live coal") and ὁ λίθος ὁ πράσινος ("the green stone" — likely beryl or emerald).

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