Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.

Calkers

Bible References

Gebal

Joshua 13:5
the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon east from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath
1 Kings 5:18
So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the temple’s construction.

Calkers

Ezekiel 27:27
Your wealth, merchandise, and goods,
your sailors and captains,
those who repair your leaks,
those who barter for your goods,
and all the warriors within you,
with all the other people on board,
sink into the heart of the sea
on the day of your downfall.

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