Hoshen Gem Stones Pendant Necklace Choshen Ephod Breastplate 12 Tribes of Israel

Description

12 Tribes of Israel / Stones of the Hoshen
Silver and Gemstones Pendant / Necklace
Designed and Handmade by Israeli Artist
This fine
handcrafted jewelry set is made of 925
Sterling
Silver embedded with : Agate, Turquoise, Coral, Amethyst, Rose Quartz, Onyx, Crystal and more. Available
in different color combinations, ask us. Matching 925 Silver necklace included
"The Hoshen - "Sacred Breastplate of Judgement", "Urim and Thummim"
The Hoshen was the breastplate worn by the Jewish high priests in the
Holy
Temple
at
Jerusalem
. It was set with 12 colorful and translucent gemstones that represent each tribe of the 12 biblical tribes of
Israel
(children, sons of
Israel
). It is believed that the breastplate helped the High Priests to answer and judge the children of
Israel
that came to the temple
The Hoshen was related to the high powers of the priests and the ability to "tell the future" (divination). In Hebrew this is termed -"Urim and Tumim" - possibly "Light and Perfection" or "Perfect lights". The Rabbis understood the Urim and Thummim to be part of the breastplate and that its prophetic, oracular function came from light shining through the twelve gemstones mounted on the breastplate. Since each stone was inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes, Some believe the Urim were the lights, while the Thummim was a device or code that helped in interpreting the messages
Pendant size (HxW)
:
1.1
x   0.6 inch   /   2.8 x 1. 5 cm
Necklace length
:
18 inch   /   45 cm
Other silver chain sizes available in store please contact us
About the Artist:
Rachel is talented goldsmith and a very creative. Rachel creates fine handcrafted jewelry items from precious metals, silver & gold, with nice combinations and colorful gemstones. her designs are modern and classic and include "lively" motives from nature and the animal kingdom, symbols of mysticism and faith, fashion jewelry and more
You will find more creations by Rachel Here
Each item is unique and individually hand made, therefore no two are alike
Symbols of the 12 Tribes of Israel:
Each Color Identifies A Different Tribe Of The Jewish People - REUBEN - SIMEON - LEVI - JUDAH DAN - NAPHTALI * GAD - ASHER ISSACHAR - ZEBULUN - JOSEPH - BENJAMIN In the order of their birth, beginning in Genesis 29:32, these are the original twelve sons of Jacob -- the namesakes of the twelve families who went down into Egypt and became known as the Twelve (12) Tribes of Israel. Jacob was given the other name of "Israel" after wrestling that epiphany in Gen32:28. Exodus 28:21 speaks of the "precious" twelve stones, representing each of the twelve tribes.
The stones are believed to be : Sardius, topaz, carbuncle / emerald, sapphire, diamond ligure, agate, amethyst / beryl, onyx, and jasper.
The Hoshen was the breastplate worn by the Jewish high priests in the Holy Temple at Jerusalem. It was set with 12 colorful and translucent gemstones that represent each tribe of the 12 biblical tribes of Israel (children, sons of Israel). It is believed that the breastplate helped the High Priests to answer and judge the children of Israel that came to the temple
The Hoshen was related to the high powers of the priests and the ability to "tell the future" (divination). In Hebrew this is termed -"Urim and Tumim" - possibly "Light and Perfection" or "Perfect lights". The Rabbis understood the Urim and Thummim to be part of the breastplate and that its prophetic, oracular function came from light shining through the twelve gemstones mounted on the breastplate. Since each stone was inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes, Some believe the Urim were the lights, while the Thummim was a device or code that helped in interpreting the messages
Hebrew and English names of the Hoshen Stones : Tarshish - Aquamarine, Leshem - Opal, Nefach - Garnet, Odem - Ruby, Shoham - Onyx, Shavo - Agate, Saphir -Sapphire, Pateda - Topaz, Yaspa - Jasper, Yahalom - Quartz, Bareket - Emerald
Mosaic of the 12 Tribes of Israel, from a synagogue wall in Jerusalem
The
Israelites
(
/
'
?
z
r
i
?
?
l
a?
t
s
,
-
r
e?
-
/
)
[1]
were a
Semitic people
of the
Ancient Near East
, who inhabited part of
Canaan
during the
tribal and monarchic periods
(15th to 6th centuries BCE),
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
and lived in the region in smaller numbers after the fall of the monarchy. The term "Israelites" is the English term (derived from the ancient Greek) for the
Hebrew
biblical term
Bnei Yisrael
which properly translates as either "Sons of
Israel
" or "Children of Israel", and refers both to the direct descendants of the patriarch
Jacob
as well as to the historical populations of the
United Kingdom of Israel and Judah
.
[7]
In the
post-exilic
period, beginning in the 5th century BCE, the two known remnants of the Israelite tribes came to be referred to as
Jews
and
Samaritans
, inhabiting the territories of
Judea
,
Galilee
and
Samaria
. Other terms sometimes used include the "
Hebrews
" and the "Twelve Tribes" (of Israel).
The Jews, which include the tribes of
Judah
,
Simeon
,
Benjamin
and partially
Levi
, are named after the southern Israelite
Kingdom of Judah
. This shift of
ethnonym
from "Israelites" to "Jews", although not contained in the
Torah
, is made explicit in the
Book of Esther
(4th century BCE),
[8]
a book in the
Ketuvim
, the third section of the Jewish
Tanakh
. The Samaritans, whose religious texts consists of the five books of the
Samaritan Torah
(but which does not contain the books comprising the Jewish Tanakh), do not refer to themselves as Jews, although they do regard themselves as Israelites, as per the Torah.
The Kingdom of Samaria contained the remaining ten tribes, but following
Samaria's
conquest by Assyria, these were allegedly dispersed and lost to history, and henceforth known as the
Ten Lost Tribes
. Jewish tradition holds that Samaria is named so because the region's mountainous terrain was used to keep "Guard" (
Shamer
) for incoming enemy attack. According to Samaritan tradition, however, the Samaritan ethnonym is not derived from the region of Samaria, but from the fact that they were the "Guardians" (
Shamerim
) of the true Israelite religion. Thus, according to Samaritan tradition, the region was named Samaria after them, not vice versa. In Jewish Hebrew, the Samaritans are called
Shomronim
, while in Samaritan Hebrew they call themselves
Shamerim
.
In
Judaism
, an Israelite is, broadly speaking, a
lay
member of the Jewish
ethnoreligious group
, as opposed to the priestly orders of
Kohanim
and
Levites
. In texts of
Jewish law
such as the
Mishnah
and
Gemara
, the term יהודי (Yehudi), meaning Jew, is rarely used, and instead the ethnonym ישראל (Yisraeli), or Israelite, is widely used to refer to Jews.
Samaritans
commonly refer to themselves and Jews collectively as Israelites, and describe themselves as the Israelite Samaritans.(from wikipedia)
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Similar words: stones of the Hoshen, twelve tribes of Isarel, bnei Israel, holy temple, Choshen, Khoshen, Ephod, breastplate, aaron, elazar
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