The precise identities of the stones on the High Priest's uniform are unknown today. We don't even really know their colors. We can only speculate. Onyx (the stones on his shoulders) is often black and white, but can come in many colors. I wonder what color the High Priest's onyx was. He wears the names of the 12 tribes on his shoulders and precious stones representing each of them over his heart. Could this be a picture of judgment tempered by considered mercy?
#exodus 39 #pekudei