THEOSISBeda Venerabilis
The Book of Chronicles illuminates the hues of the stones that comprised the temple's structure. When David demonstrated to Solomon the resources he had gathered for the temple, he declared: Onyx stones and inlaid stones, exquisite and varied stones, along with every type of precious stone, and an abundance of marble. The white marble is referred to as Parian marble, named for the island from which it was extracted. The poet describes it thus: ‘Olear, snow-white Paros, and the Cyclades, scattered on the sea, have passed through the waters, tormented by the winds.’