| If you're looking for a gift that will represent the | | | | "And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and |
| recipient, a birth stone jewelry is one of the most | | | | in them the names of the twelve apostles of the |
| ideal items that you can give. As the term implies, a | | | | Lamb. And the foundations of the wall of the city |
| birth stone represents a month in the calendar and it | | | | were garnished with all manner of precious stones. |
| is often used for various jewelry designs for the | | | | The first foundation was jasper; the second, |
| young and old. | | | | sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an |
| One of the factors that attract us to birth stones is | | | | emerald; The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the |
| their varying colors. Each stone is represented by a | | | | seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a |
| different color and most of us associate a specific | | | | topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a |
| color or a favorite according our corresponding birth | | | | jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst." |
| stone. | | | | 3. The tradition of wearing birth stones became |
| There are so many things that make these | | | | popular in Poland during the 15th century. The norm |
| interesting apart for the more obvious reasons. Here | | | | recommended that each month a person should |
| are 7 interesting thing you might want to know | | | | wear a corresponding birth stones since it is during its |
| about birth stones: | | | | month that the gemstone is more potent than usual. |
| 1. The history of this jewelry dates back to the time | | | | In effect, each person was suggested to own all |
| of Aaron as told in the Bible, in the book of Exodus | | | | twelve stones were they can rotate them each |
| [chapter 28, verses 17 to 20] | | | | month. |
| Josephus, a 1st century Jewish historian, stated that | | | | 4. There are the traditional which are based on |
| there is a correlation between the twelve stones on | | | | cultures and societies. Varying cultures have their |
| Aaron's breastplate, the twelve signs of the zodiac | | | | own set of birth stones which resulted to |
| and the twelve months of the year. | | | | inconsistent jewellers' lists. |
| Exodus 28:17-20 states | | | | 5. Mystical birth stones originated from Tibet which |
| "Then they mounted four rows of precious stones | | | | date back over centuries ago. |
| on it. In the first row there was a ruby, a topaz and | | | | 6. Ayurvedic birth stones originate from ancient Indian |
| a beryl; in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire and | | | | philosophy and medicine which date to 1500 BC. |
| an emerald; in the third row a jacinth, an agate and | | | | 7. Modern birth stones were standardized in 1912. The |
| an amethyst; in the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx | | | | Jewellers of America adopted an official list in the |
| and a jasper. They were mounted in gold filigree | | | | effort to standardize the birth stones list. This is the |
| settings. There were twelve stones, one for each of | | | | most widely-used in USA, Thailand, Australia and |
| the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like | | | | other regions. |
| a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes." | | | | The fascination with birth stones will probably never |
| 2. The Bible's book of Revelation [chapter 21, verses | | | | cease. They are multi-colored gemstones that attract |
| 19 to 20] also states the precise list of birth stones | | | | all ages with their beauty as well as their |
| where the foundations of the New Jerusalem are | | | | multi-faceted history. |
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