RATIONALE OR BREASTPLATE of judgment
The Rationale of Judgment was a kind of square bag, with each side about the length of one palm and lined with four rows of stones, that the High Priest always wore on his chest when he consulted the Lord.According to the most generally accepted interpretation, these twelve stones symbolized the twelve tribe of Israel and the twelwe signs of the Zodiac;
zircon Dan Acquarius
amethyst Gad Pisces
jasper Benjamin Aries
sapphire Jssachar Taurus
agate Neftali Gemini
emerald Levi Cancer
onix Zabulon Leo
carnelian Ruben Virgo
chrysolite Asher Libra
beryl Giuseppe Scorpio
topaz Simeone Sagittarius
ruby Giuda Capricorn