The third row shall be jacinth, agate and amethyst. The third row: jacinth (orange-red), agate (various, often banded), and amethyst (purple). The three-by-four arrangement of the twelve stones creates a structured beauty: three across, four down. The grid of stones over the priest's heart is a visual map of the twelve tribes arranged in the covenant order. The variety of stone types — each different in color, translucency, and geological origin — communicates the diversity within the covenant unity. Each tribe has its own stone, its own color, its own character — and all twelve are carried on the same heart, before the same God.

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