Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
The children
The wisdom of egypt
General references
Bible References
The children
Genesis 25:6
And Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines, but while he was still alive he sent them eastward, away from his son Isaac, to the land of the East.
Job 1:3
His estate included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man among all the people of the east.
Daniel 1:20
In every matter of wisdom and understanding that the king consulted them about, he found them 10 times better than all the diviner-priests and mediums in his entire kingdom.
Daniel 4:7
When the diviner-priests, mediums, Chaldeans, and astrologers came in, I told them the dream, but they could not make its interpretation known to me.
Daniel 5:11
There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your predecessor he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods. Your predecessor, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the diviners, mediums, Chaldeans, and astrologers. Your own predecessor, the king,
Matthew 2:1
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived unexpectedly in Jerusalem,
The wisdom of egypt
Isaiah 19:11 The princes of Zoan are complete fools;
Pharaoh’s wisest advisers give stupid advice!
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am one of the wise,
a student of eastern kings”?
Pharaoh’s wisest advisers give stupid advice!
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am one
a student of eastern
Acts 7:22
So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in his speech and actions.
General references
Ecclesiastes 1:14
I have seen all the things that are done under the sun and have found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.