﻿OLD 
  WORLD 
  ARCHEOLOGY 
  — 
  CASANOWICZ. 
  

  

  467 
  

  

  way 
  to 
  the 
  slightest 
  touch. 
  The 
  bird 
  trap 
  is 
  frequently 
  compared 
  

   with 
  the 
  ensnaring 
  of 
  the 
  heedless 
  and 
  the 
  weak 
  (Amos 
  iii, 
  5; 
  

   Psalms 
  cxxiv, 
  7 
  ; 
  Proverbs 
  vii, 
  23 
  ; 
  Job 
  xviii, 
  9 
  ; 
  Ecclesiastes 
  ix, 
  12) 
  . 
  

   (PL 
  29.) 
  

  

  Sheepskin 
  coat 
  from 
  Syria. 
  Skins 
  of 
  animals 
  were 
  the 
  primitive 
  

   material 
  used 
  for 
  clothing 
  (Genesis 
  iii, 
  21), 
  and 
  were 
  not 
  wholly 
  

   disused 
  at 
  later 
  periods. 
  The 
  " 
  mantle 
  " 
  of 
  the 
  prophet 
  Elijah 
  (I 
  

   Kings 
  xix, 
  13, 
  19 
  ; 
  II 
  Kings 
  ii, 
  13) 
  was 
  probably 
  the 
  skin 
  of 
  a 
  sheep 
  

   or 
  some 
  animal 
  with 
  the 
  hair 
  left 
  on, 
  wherefore 
  he 
  is 
  called 
  the 
  

   " 
  hairy 
  man 
  " 
  (II 
  Kings 
  i, 
  8). 
  This 
  dress 
  was 
  characteristic 
  of 
  the 
  

   office 
  of 
  prophet 
  : 
  " 
  Beware 
  of 
  false 
  prophets, 
  which 
  come 
  to 
  you 
  

   in 
  sheep's 
  clothing, 
  but 
  inwardly 
  are 
  ravening 
  wolves 
  " 
  (Matthew 
  

   vii, 
  15; 
  Zechariah 
  xiii, 
  4). 
  Pelisses 
  of 
  sheepskin 
  still 
  form 
  an 
  ordi- 
  

   nary 
  article 
  of 
  dress 
  in 
  the 
  East 
  (pi. 
  30) 
  . 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  middle 
  shelf, 
  geological 
  and 
  agricultural 
  specimens 
  and 
  

   a 
  selection 
  of 
  the 
  insects 
  of 
  Palestine. 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  lower 
  shelf, 
  a 
  collection 
  of 
  the 
  precious 
  stones 
  of 
  the 
  

   Bible. 
  There 
  are 
  three 
  almost 
  identical 
  lists 
  of 
  precious 
  stones 
  in 
  

   the 
  Bible 
  : 
  

  

  I. 
  The 
  description 
  of 
  the 
  High 
  Priest's 
  "breastplate 
  of 
  judg- 
  

   ment" 
  (hoshen 
  ha-mishpat) 
  , 
  in 
  which 
  were 
  placed, 
  in 
  gold 
  setting, 
  

   four 
  rows 
  of 
  precious 
  stones, 
  three 
  in 
  each 
  row, 
  engraved 
  with 
  the 
  

   names 
  of 
  the 
  twelve 
  tribes 
  of 
  Israel, 
  Exodus, 
  xxviii, 
  17-20 
  : 
  

  

  [The 
  Hebrew 
  names 
  are 
  given 
  in 
  italics. 
  The 
  English 
  names 
  are 
  of 
  the 
  Revised 
  Version 
  ; 
  

   those 
  in 
  parenthesis 
  occur 
  in 
  the 
  margin 
  of 
  the 
  Revised 
  Version.] 
  

  

  1. 
  Sardius 
  (Ruby), 
  odem. 
  

  

  2. 
  Topaz, 
  pitdah. 
  

  

  3. 
  Carbuncle 
  (Emerald), 
  bareqeth. 
  

  

  4. 
  Emerald 
  (Carbuncle), 
  nofek. 
  

  

  5. 
  Sapphire, 
  sappir. 
  

  

  6. 
  Diamond 
  (Sardonyx), 
  yahalom. 
  

  

  II. 
  The 
  description 
  of 
  the 
  ornaments 
  of 
  the 
  King 
  of 
  Tyre, 
  Ezekiel, 
  

   xxviii, 
  13 
  : 
  

  

  7. 
  Jacinth 
  (Amber), 
  leshem. 
  

  

  8. 
  Agate, 
  shebo. 
  

  

  9. 
  Amethyst, 
  ahlamah. 
  

  

  10. 
  Beryl 
  (Chalcedony), 
  tarshish. 
  

  

  11. 
  Onyx 
  (Beryl), 
  shoham. 
  

  

  12. 
  Jasper, 
  yashpeh. 
  

  

  1. 
  Sardius 
  (Ruby). 
  

  

  2. 
  Topaz. 
  

  

  3. 
  Diamond 
  (Sardonyx). 
  

  

  4. 
  Beryl. 
  

  

  5. 
  Onyx. 
  

  

  6. 
  Jasper. 
  

  

  7. 
  Sapphire. 
  

  

  8. 
  Emerald 
  (Carbuncle). 
  

  

  9. 
  Carbuncle 
  (Emerald). 
  

  

  III. 
  The 
  description 
  of 
  the 
  foundation 
  of 
  The 
  Heavenly 
  City, 
  

   Revelation, 
  xxi, 
  19, 
  20 
  : 
  

  

  1. 
  Jasper. 
  

  

  2. 
  Sapphire 
  (Lapis-Lazuli). 
  

  

  3. 
  Chalcedony. 
  

  

  4. 
  Emerald. 
  

  

  5. 
  Sardonyx. 
  

  

  6. 
  Sardius. 
  

  

  7. 
  Chrysolite. 
  

  

  8. 
  Beryl. 
  

  

  9. 
  Topaz. 
  

  

  10. 
  Chrysoprase. 
  

  

  11. 
  Jacinth 
  (Sapphire). 
  

  

  12. 
  Amethyst 
  

  

  