12. windows--rather, "battlements"; literally, "suns"; applied to
battlements from their radiated appearance.
agates--rather, "rubies."
carbuncles--literally, "sparkling gems"; the carbuncle when held to
the sun becomes like a burning coal.
all thy borders--rather, "thy whole circuit," consisting of
precious stones. The glory of the Church on earth, when the Hebrew
Church, according to the original design, shall be the metropolis of
Christendom.
JFB.
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