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World Encyclopedia

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2004
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Encyclopedias
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25 words

Transparent to translucent gemstone variety of corundum. It has various colours produced by impurities of iron and titanium, the

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A Dictionary of the Bible (2 ed.)

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2010
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Religion
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The second jewel in the *walls of the new Jerusalem (Rev. 21: 19); and in *Ezekiel's *

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms (2 ed.)

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2010
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Art & Architecture
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A rich blue gemstone, the name comes from the Greek word for blue. Sapphire is a variety of the corundum mineral, as is ...

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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)

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2006

a transparent precious stone, typically blue, which was the second jewel in the walls of the New Jerusalem, as described in Revelations 21:19....

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