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rams’ [a]skins dyed red, [b]porpoise skins, [c]acacia wood, [olive] oil for lighting, [d]balsam for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, [e]onyx stones and setting stones for the [priest’s] ephod and for the breastpiece.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 25:5 The finished product would be similar to morocco leather.
  2. Exodus 25:5 The meaning of the Hebrew word is not certain; some scholars have suggested that the material is instead a fine leather of unspecified origin.
  3. Exodus 25:5 The acacia tree grows wild in the Sinai region. The organic compounds in its wood, which is harder than oak, repel insects and grazing animals.
  4. Exodus 25:6 Various pleasantly scented plant products.
  5. Exodus 25:7 There is usually uncertainty about the identification of precious stones mentioned in the Bible.

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