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	Breastplate of the High Priest - Cohen Gadol - Twelve Tribes
		According to Exodus, the jewels on the breastplate of the High Priest were engraved with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel-- but we are not told which tribe to which jewel.
		As stated in Exodus 28 and 39, each of the twelve jewels on the breastplate of the High Priest stood for the name of a tribe whose name was engraved on the stone as on a seal.
		From the importance of stones in shamanic belief, and from these quotations, it is plain that the jewels of the breastplate were potent amulets, laying claim to the protection of the zodiacal totems.
	www.lexiline.com /lexiline/lexi25.htm (1536 words)

	Arms & Armour Glossary of Terms
		Sometimes breastplates are worn without any additional defense for the back or hips except for that provided by the padded gambeson or jupon.
		Breastplate: Originally evolving out of the cote of plates as the size on each individual plate increased and the front plate was increasingly globular, the breastplate was fully formed by 1360 or so but was not in wide use until the 1380s.
		There are illustrations that show the breastplate worn both over and under of an outer houpelande, but by 1400 the usual practice was to attach the breastplate to the backplate and provide faulds for the defense of the hip, the solution widely implemented during the whole of the 15th century.
	www.chronique.com /Library/Glossaries/glossary-AA/arms_b.htm (2955 words)

	Dress
		(1) the breastplate, (2) the ephod with its curious girdle, (3) the robe of the ephod, (4) the mitre, (5) the broidered coat or diaper tunic,(6) the girdle, (7) the breeches or drawers of linen.
		The breastplate, or, as it is further named, the breastplate of judgment was, like the inner curtains of the tabernacle, the veil, and the ephod, of "cunning work," which means that it was the work of a skilled weaver.
		When in use the breastplate was suspended from the shoulders by means of two gold chains, hung from gold rings fastened on the shoulder straps, the lower ends being fastened to the two gold rings on the uppermost corners of the breastplate.
	www.ohiograndchapter.org /dress.htm (1776 words)

	49. The Breastplate
		Third, its inseparability from the ephod: "that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod" (v.
		The purpose or design of the breastplate was to furnish a support to the precious stones which were set in it, as well as to provide a background from which their brilliant beauty might be displayed.
		As we have seen, the Breastplate was suspended from the shoulders by golden chains connected with the onyx stones, and from golden rings in the lower corners it was fastened to the girdle of the ephod by a lace of blue.
	www.pbministries.org /books/pink/Gleanings_Exodus/exodus_49.htm (2998 words)

	The Breastplate and Ephod of the High Priest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The high priest wore the breastplate on the ephod.
		As we see, the breastplate and the ephod had an important part in the Temple and in the life of the people of Israel.
		We hope that in the near future the reconstructed breastplate and ephod will be completed for the high priest for worship in the Third Temple.
	www.templemountfaithful.org /Newsletters/2001/5761-9.htm (343 words)

	The Breastplate of Righteousness in Ephesians 6:14 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1 Thessalonians the expression is used: "...putting on the breastplate of faith and love,..." This is followed by the words "for an helmet, the hope of salvation" (KJV; the NAS and NIV translate the words slightly differently, but with the same meaning).
		Linguistically the word Paul uses translated into English "breastplate" is the Greek word thorax which has been transliterated into the English word used in anatomy for the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm, which includes the chest, ribs, and vital organs beneath.
		The breastplate didn't protect the Roman soldier's entire body, all the other pieces were needed too, but no thoughtful Roman soldier ever went to battle without his breastplate.
	www.ifca.org /voice/7Jul-Aug/BEVIER.htm (1077 words)

	breastplate - Dictionary of English Usage - Free Vocabulary Builder
		They had taken off his breastplate and backpiece, but they neither knew nor saw how to open his gorget or remove his make-shift helmet, for he had fastened it with green ribbons, which, as there was no untying the knots, required to be cut.
		The players, like servants when cleaning knives, wore leather sleeves to save their lace, breastplates of leather to protect their ruffles, shades on their brows to shelter their eyes from the great glare of the lamps, and, to keep their curls in order, broad-brimmed hats covered with flowers.
		And when they come on the stage attended by a vast body-guard of supes in helmets and tin breastplates, it will be my duty as well as my pleasure to inform the ignorant that no crowned head of my acquaintance has a soldier any where about his house or his person.
	www.logoi.com /dict/breastplate.html (249 words)

	Breastplate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Early breastplates were very rounded with a short bottom flange, mirroring the current fashion of the cloth doublet or jacket.
		The steel breastplate from James Fort, which is short and rounded, is of the early variety and probably dates to the beginning of the 16th century.
		The James Fort breastplate was presumably furnished with separate plate elements at the underarms known as gussets, which allow for freer arm movement.
	www.apva.org /exhibit/breastplate.html (221 words)

	Exodus Study #64: The Breastplate of Judgment
		And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.
		As we look at the breastplate, we will notice a similarity in that the names of the children of Israel were engraved upon stones encased in gold upon the breastplate.
		Then keep in mind that the reason the breastplate is designated as a pocket is that in the pocket were placed the urim and the thummim, which were the means of determining the will of God.
	www.livingbiblestudies.org /study/JT14/064.html (4798 words)

	First Presbyterian Church - Food for Thought - The Breastplate of Righteousness
		The breastplate was made of metal and leather and it protected the vital organs.
		What Paul is telling the Christian is to put on the breastplate of righteousness, which is the purity and holiness of the believer, which the devil cannot penetrate to sway our hearts from the Lord.
		Maybe we have the breastplate on but its not completely strapped on and there are some areas exposed that need to be covered so that the evil one doesn't get a firmer hold on us and by making the proper readjustments we can get completely back on track.
	www.akronfpc.org /RC-S03armor3.htm (1717 words)

	BD Breastplate
		It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.
		And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the L
		Urim and Thummim, and the breastplate, as stated by the messenger.
	scriptures.lds.org /bdb/brstplt?sr=1 (1206 words)

	Description of the Breastplate of the High-Priest
		Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.
		And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
		This writer, who must have seen the high-priest wearing his elaborate vestments, says that the breastplate was adorned "with twelve stones of exceptional size and beauty, a decoration not easily to be acquired, on account of its enormous value.
	www.jjkent.com /articles/description-breastplate-high-priest.htm (934 words)

	Native American Indians Tribal Art, Shoshone Artists Gallery, Cultural Artifacts, Regalia, Jewelry
		A breastplate constructed of hairpipe, leather, beads and various talismans are a common item of adornment for men and women of the plains tribes, from Canada to Mexico.
		Breastplates are still as popular today as when they first appeared in the mid 19th century.
		The breastplate is worn most often with full tribal regalia, during tribal dances and ceremonies.
	www.fillimena.com /breastplate.htm (216 words)

	TG Breastplate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone.
		And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the
		And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
	scriptures.lds.org /tgb/brstplt?sr=1 (332 words)

	The significance of the gemstones in the Bible and in the Breastplate of the High-
		It is believed that the first the original breastplate was lost during the captivity of the Jews by the Babylonians.
		The second breastplate the so called "exact copy" could have had stone replacements from other parts of the Greater Babylonian empire, as Theophrastus and Pliny reported, apparent improved cutting abilities of harder materials was done there.
		We should not confuse the true value of the symbolic meanings of the stones used in the breastplate, with the superstitions that could be found in the people of ancient days.
	www.kivits.com /chap69.htm (7649 words)

	HEN.M.8B-1933 \| breastplate (body armour) \| Unknown \|
		The breastplate, of late 'peascod' form, is made in one piece, with file-roped inward turns at its neck and arm-openings, and a flange at the waist to receive the skirt.
		The breastplate, skirt and tassets are all decorated with etched bands and borders of trophies on a stippled ground.
		The breastplate, skirt and tassets are bright with a variable medium to heavy patination overall.
	www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk /opacdirect/17758.htm (454 words)

	Women's Southern Plains Breastplate
		Though the stringing of beads and bones may seem a simple task, there are several guidelines to follow in constructing this rather elaborate breastplate to insure proper fit and appearance.
		Try on the breastplate before tying final knots as you might need to shorten, lengthen or adjust bead sequence.
		Before breastplate is completed one may have to string it up 3 or 4 times.
	www.matoska.com /ciha_southern_womens_breastplate.htm (584 words)

	The breastplate of righteousness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In our case the breastplate is made not of iron but of righteousness.
		Without the breastplate of righteousness our faith would be like any mere religion - a form of godliness but no power to act.
		The person who intends to be a Christian must keep the power of holiness and righteousness in his or her life and conduct.
	www.biblelife.org.uk /article.php?id=99&type=bible (1215 words)

	IN Breastplate
		But they were not armed with breastplates, nor shields—therefore, they were exceedingly afraid of the armies of the Nephites because of their armor, notwithstanding their number being so much greater than the Nephites.
		While on the other hand, there was now and then a man fell among the Nephites, by their swords and the loss of blood, they being shielded from the more vital parts of the body, or the more vital parts of the body being shielded from the strokes of the Lamanites, by their
		And it came to pass that when they were all gathered together, every one to the army which he would, with their wives and their children—both men, women and children being armed with
	scriptures.lds.org /inb/brstplt?sr=1 (708 words)

	Jewish and Israel News from New York - The Jewish Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		“That breastplate is being used today for the first time in decades for the bat mitzvah of that man’s great-granddaughter, Kara Brooks,” Rabbi Matalon announced, as a gasp rose from the congregation.
		In appreciation of Purin’s role, the Dottheim family agreed to lend the breastplate to the Furth museum, which agreed to return it in 2003 for the bat mitzvah.
		The breastplate will return to Germany, to be exhibited at the Gunzenhausen city museum, before taking up temporary residence in Munich for the opening of a new Jewish museum that Purin will head.
	www.thejewishweek.com /news/newscontent.php3?artid=7490 (1545 words)

	M.1.2A-1936 \| breastplate (body armour) \| Unknown \|
		The breastplate is formed of a main plate of 'peascod' fashion, with moveable gussets at the arm-opening and a skirt of one lame.
		The armour is decorated on the breastplate, with an etched linear design of curved rays that diverge downwards and outwards and are separated by circular or oval pellets.
		On the breastplate the rays issue between a pair of adorsed, scrolling acanthus leaves, from the mouth of a grotesque mask, and are surmounted at their centre by a crowned eagle in display.
	www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk /opacdirect/18125.htm (725 words)

	Peascod Breastplate
		Note that the dish in the breastplate is a bit exaggerated in this illustration.
		This pattern was originally intended to be used with an additional piece along the bottom to increase the size of the flair or "fauld." That pattern is not included here because it changes a lot for the proper look on each individual person.
		If you intend on hanging tassets from your breastplate you may wish to rivet an additional larger piece onto the bottom or increase the width of your flair.
	bladeturner.com /pattern/peascod_breastplate/peascod_breastplate.html (997 words)

	Breastplate
		The Breastplate was called the "Oracle of judgment" or the "breastplate of the (oracular) decision" (favorable or unfavorable).
		Upon the Breastplate were had 12 stones with the names of the 12 tribes of Israel (by blessing).
		The material forming the front part of the Breastplate was doubled forming a pouch in which was held the Urim and Thummin which were used for judgment.
	www.cupbearer.com /html/breastplate.html (15411 words)

	Urim and Thummim
		According to the teachings of Judaism, a small parchment with God's holy name, the Tetragrammaton, inscribed on it was slipped into an opening under the Urim and Thummim on the high priest's breast plate, which caused the breastplate to "glow" and thereby "transmit messages" from God to the Children of Israel.
		According to the Hebrew Bible, stones used for "an" Urim and Thummim were kept in the breastplate of Aaron, the brother of Moses.
		Many scholars believe Urim and Thummim were originally stones that resided in the breastplate (with other precious stones) of the Jewish High Priest ceremonial clothing when he officiated in the tabernacle or temple.
	www.crystalinks.com /urim.html (509 words)

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		These are the vestments that they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a knitted tunic, a turban, and a sash.
		Lace the [lower] rings of the breastplate to the [lower] rings of the ephod with a twist of sky-blue wool, so that [the breastplate] shall remain directly above the ephod's belt.
		In order for the breastplate to contain all the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, the names of the Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were added, as well as the words shiv'tey Yeshurun, or 'tribes of Jeshurun' (Yoma 73b).
	bible.ort.org /books/pentd2.asp?ACTION=displaypage&BOOK=2&CHAPTER=28 (6891 words)

	MyJewishLearning.com - Texts: Multiplicity Of Meanings
		Rashi, quoting the Talmud, says that the breastplate in some way atones for mistakes in judgment; if the court made an error, and decided a case wrongly, that mistake in judgment is somehow atoned for by the wearing of the Breastplate of Judgment.
		This way of looking at the information communicated by the Breastplate of Judgment, and, in fact, at the message of the entire Torah itself, is, in many ways, a destabilizing one, as well as a liberating one.
		The Breastplate of Judgment was seen to have, in addition to its oracular function, another function, that of atoning for mistakes in judgment by the courts of law.
	www.myjewishlearning.com /texts/Weekly_Torah_Commentary/tetzaveh_bronfman.htm (1103 words)

	Norton Armouries - Armour for LRP, LARP and Reenactment - buy online
		A quilted garment worn over a breastplate or coat of plates or as the sole body defense during the 14th century.
		Frog-mouthed helm Fourteenth-century and later helm, usually attached to the breastplate and backplate, where the lower edge of the sight projects well beyond the upper edge.
		Grand Guard A reinforcing piece of armour, attached to the left side of the breastplate and covering the left shoulder, upper arm, left side of the breastplate, and left side of the visor.
	www.nortonarmouries.com /sitemap.asp (4435 words)

	Decorative Steel Breastplate - Plain Finish - MWArt.com
		Decorative Steel Breastplate is a replica of the breastplate from a knight's armor.
		The breastplate is strictly for wall decoration but it will make your castle feel like home, especially if a matching medieval sword is mounted behind it.
		Breastplate is an armor plate for protection of the chest and abdomen.
	www.mwart.com /product.asp?pid=1229&cat=66&subcat=Y&AFID=20722&PRDID=1229 (106 words)

	PowWows.com Gathering - Breastplate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		By the way this is for a women's northern breastplate.
		Here's a front and back view of my breastplate; it's a bit different because I used the amber bone, I'm very happy with the way it looks, but it's so heavy.
		for a breastplate (women's northern style) I used that thread that you use for stitching upsaddle.
	www.powwows.com /gathering/printthread.php?t=18083 (1272 words)

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