12 Hoshen Stones
Twelve gemstones were set into the Hoshen Breastplate worn by the High Priest. Each of the twelve stones correspond to one of the twelve tribes, and its color matches their specific attributes. Kabalistic sources state that the color of each stone was designated according to the interior world of each tribe. A person is a miniature world within the world at large, and the Gaon of Vilna said that a person is drawn to a specific color if his blood is lacking this pigment.
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