because emeralds were added to be able to trade with the villagers
I think you need an iron pickaxe. But it's much easier to just get emeralds from trading with villagers.
Yes i did i got 10 diamods for 3 emeralds in minecraft 1.3.1
You can use them to trade with villagers, if you right click a villager a UI will come up and you can trade things.there are different types of villagers, such as librarians.
Because emeralds are rare and they wanted power so they began looking for them but couldn't find any so they began trading
The correct spelling is emeralds, and you get them by mining, the same way to get any ore. Emeralds are used for Emerald Blocks and trading with villagers. (I am giving you information from 1.7.4)
emerald blocks and you can use them to trade with villigers seince 1.3.2
you can either find them in extreme hills biome and extreme hills edge biome or you trade them with villagers. Answer from Andy.
The ruby was going to be used as a currency for trading with villagers. However, in the release of version 1.3.1 it was replaced with emeralds.
If you are asking if you can just find weapons lying around in Minecraft, that is impossible. The two ways to get weapons in Minecraft are by, 1. Crafting them in a Crafting Bench, and, 2. By trading Emeralds to Villagers that are offering them.
Emerald are the main currency in NPC Villages. Many villagers want them for trading items with you. But before you trade remember that emeralds are very rare and most villagers offer crappy trades like emerald for flint.
No, villagers do not eat.
Villagers aren't available on Minecraft P.E. yet.