Priestly breastplate

As Hoshen or Choshen (Hebrew חֹשֶׁן ) the magnificent, equipped with twelve jewels breastplate of the high priest of the Old Testament or the front with this sign breastplate is called. Your nature is prescribed in Ex 28.15-30 EU in all its details.

Biblical description

The implementation of the Hoshen is described in Ex 28.15-30 EU accurate:

"Make a breastplate for the award; Weber as an art work as the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, shalt thou make it. It should be square, folded, a span long and a span wide. Filled them with precious stones taken in four rows: the first row of ruby, topaz and emerald; the second row with turquoise, a sapphire, and a jasper; the third row with agate, hyacinth, and an amethyst; the fourth row with chrysolite, onyx and carnelian; they should be prepared and used in gold. The stones shall be denominated in the names of the sons of Israel, twelve stones in their names - in Siegelgravierung. Each loud on a names of the twelve tribes. Attach to the breastplate necklace-like, twisted chains of pure gold! At the breastplate two rings of gold, and bring to attach the rings on the ends of the breastplate! Then connect the two gold cords to the two rings at the ends of the breastplate; the other two ends of the cords attach to the two settings, and hang them on the front of the shoulder pieces of the ephod! Make two more gold rings and attach them to the two ends of the breastplate, and that at the inner edge, which faces the ephod. Make two more gold rings and attach them at the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, and that at the front, near its seam, but above the Efodschärpe. One should with their rings bind the breastplate to the rings of the ephod with a violet purple cord, so that it stays on the Efodschärpe and the breastplate does not shift from the ephod. Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastplate of the arbitration award over his heart when it comes to the sanctuary, to the everlasting remembrance before the Lord. In the breastplate for the award the lots Urim and Thummim plug; they should be located on Aaron's heart when he comes before the Lord; Aaron shall bear the arbitration award for the Israelites over his heart before the Lord continually. "