Jade Is Not in the Bible: A Precious Stone and the Gems of Scripture

Is Jade in the Bible? No. The name Jade does not appear in the Bible. It comes from Spanish — from the phrase piedra de ijada, meaning “stone of the side,” because the stone was once believed to cure kidney and flank pain. The English word “jade” entered the language in the sixteenth century, and the given name followed much later. It has no connection to Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek. Jade the stone is not mentioned in Scripture either. The…