The High Priest's Vestments
Historical Account★★★His vestments were much more costly than those of the inferior order of priests. He wore a mantle or robe of blue, with the borders embroidered with pomegranates in purple and scarlet; an ephod made of cotton, with crimson, purple, and blue, and ornamented with gold, worn over the robe or mantle, without sleeves, and divided below the arm-pits into two parts or halves, of which one was in front, covering the breast, and the other behind, covering the back. In the ephod was a breast-plate of curious workmanship, adorned with twelve precious stones, each one having the name of one of the tribes of Israel; and on the head a mitre. His office corresponded with his vestments.
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Describes the elaborate vestments of the high priest, including the robe, ephod, breastplate with twelve stones, and mitre, noting that his office corresponded with his vestments.