made up of 1700 shekels of gold . Tractate Yoma 72a argues that each of the textures was combined in six threads with a seventh of gold leaf, making 28 threads to the texture in total.

The biblical description (Exodus 28:16, 39:9) continues describing the size of the breastplate which is affixed to the front of the ephod as a square measuring one span by one span (the width of an outstretched hand from little finger tip to outstretched thumb tip). Stating that it was held