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Reference: TREASURE

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TREASURE. The Hebrew word signifies any thing collected together, provisions, or magazines. So they say, a treasure of corn, of wine, of oil, of honey, Jer 41:8; treasures of gold, silver, brass, Eze 28:4; Da 11:43. Snow, winds, hail, rain, waters, are in the treasuries of God, Ps 135:7; Jer 51:16. The wise men opened their treasures, Mt 2:11, that is, their packets, or bundles, to offer presents to our Saviour. Joseph acquainted his brethren, when they found their money returned in their sacks, that God had given them treasures, Ge 43:23. The treasures of the house of God, whether in silver, corn, wine, or oil, were under the care of the Levites. The kings of Judah had also keepers of the treasures both in city and country, 1Ch 27:25; and the places where these magazines were laid up were called treasure cities. Pharaoh compelled the Hebrews to build him treasure cities, or magazines.

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