Job 1:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

Substance

Seven

Proverbs 10:22

Household

2 Chronicles 26:10

Greatest

Job 29:9

Men

Of the east

Genesis 25:6

Genesis 29:1

Numbers 23:7

General references

Genesis 13:2

Genesis 41:49

Deuteronomy 8:13

Bible References

Substance

Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated, and the servants he had acquired while living in Haran. Then they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they arrived in the land of Canaan,

But the land could not support them living together, because they had so many livestock that they could not stay together.

Shouldn't all their cattle, acquisitions, and animals belong to us? So, let's give our consent to them, and then they'll live with us."

He also built cities for himself and stored up flocks and herds in abundance, because God had given him great riches.

Seven

The LORD blessed Job during the latter part of his life more than the former, since he owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen and 1,000 female donkeys.

He treated Abram well because of her, so Abram acquired sheep, oxen, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.

The goods confiscated in excess of the war implements that the warriors had gathered included 675,000 sheep,

They would invade with their livestock and tents, swooping in as numerous as locusts. It was impossible to count them or their camels and they came into the land to destroy it.

David got up and went down to the Wilderness of Paran. Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel of Judah, and the man was very rich. He had 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats, and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

Meanwhile, Moab's King Mesha was a sheep breeder. He used to pay 100,000 lambs and the wool from 100,000 rams to the king of Israel as tribute.

The blessing of the LORD establishes wealth, and difficulty does not accompany it.

Household

He also built watchtowers in the wilderness and had many cisterns hewed out, since he also possessed large herds, both in the Shephelah and in the midland plains. He had many farmers and vinedressers throughout the hills and fertile lands because he loved farming.

Greatest

Nobles would refrain from speaking, covering their mouths with their hands.

Men

Whenever the Israelis sowed their crops, the Midianites, the Amalekites, and certain groups from the east would come up and invade them.

The Midianites, the Amalekites, and certain groups from the east lay encamped in the valley, as thick as locusts. The number of their camels couldn't be calculated they seemed as numerous as the sand on the seashore.

Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, along with their armies, about 15,000 men who survived from the entire army of the group from the east, since 120,000 swordsmen had already fallen.

Solomon was wiser than any of the eastern leaders and wiser than anyone in Egypt.

Of the east

While he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to his concubines and sent them to the east country in order to keep them away from his son Isaac.

Jacob journeyed on and reached the territory that belonged to the people who lived in the east.

Then Balaam uttered this prophetic statement: "King Balak of Moab brought me from Aram, from the eastern mountains, and told me, "Come and curse Jacob for me. Come and curse Israel.'

General references

Now Abram had become quite wealthy in livestock, silver, and gold.

Joseph stored up so much grain like sand on the seashore in so much abundance! that he stopped keeping records because it was proving to be impossible to measure how much they were gathering.

when your cattle and oxen multiply, when your silver and gold increase,