Sardine, Sardius

odem, σάρδιος. One of the precious stones in the breastplate. Exo 28:17; Exo 39:10. It also embellished one of the foundations of the holy Jerusalem. Rev 21:20. It was one of the stones that covered the king of Tyrus (doubtless portraying Satan before his fall). Eze 28:13. In heaven One who sat upon the throne was "to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone." Rev 4:3. It is supposed to be the sard, a superior variety of agate, of various colours, some blood-red, and others of a golden hue.