Sapphire in Human Culture
Alcoholic beverages
- Bombay Sapphire is a popular brand of gin. It comes in a pale sapphire colored glass bottle.
Given names
- Sapphire is a popular given name for African-American females.
Religion
- In the Old Testament of the Bible, in the Book of Ezekiel, it is stated that God sits upon a sapphire throne in Heaven.
Television
- In an episode of the science fiction TV show Sliders, the protagonists go to an alternate universe where the Golden Gate Bridge is colored sapphire and is referred to as the Sapphire Gate Bridge.
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