History of birthstones jewelry Did you ever think about what a birthstone is? What is its significance? Or why people are crazy about purchasing gemstone jewelry ? So, let us start with the first question- what is a birthstone? A birthstone is a gemstone that represents the birth month of a person. Each month is associated with a unique gemstone (it can be more than one). All the stones have individual meanings, spiritual values, and religious beliefs attached to them. They have always been inspiring through their healing powers. The origin of birthstone jewelry started at the time of the Bible, and the version of King James Bible has a reference of birthstones with their meanings. Birthstones by months are described in detail in the second book of the Bible—exodus, between 600 and 400 B.C. In that book, a secret object called "breastplate of Aaron" containing 12 gemstones is mentioned. It is worn by the priests to communicate with the gods. Birthsto
