The Definition of the word Jasper

Jasper

(Heb. yashpheh, glittering"), a gem of various colours, one of" the twelve inserted in the high priest's breast-plate (Ex. 28:20). It is named in the building of the New Jerusalem (Rev. "21:18, 19). It was "most precious," "clear as crystal" (21:11)." It was emblematic of the glory of God (4:3).