Commentary for Chullin 177:9
(שמות כד, י) ויראו את אלהי ישראל ותחת רגליו וגו' וכתיב
Because blue resembles the colour of the sea, and the sea resembles the colour of the sky, and the sky resembles the colour of a sapphire, and a sapphire resembles the colour of the Throne of Glory, as it is said: And they saw the God of Israel and there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XXIV, 10.');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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