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“At his return, having received the authority to be king, he summoned those slaves he had given the money to, so he could find out how much they had made in business. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsOthers Summoninginvesting

besides what came from merchants, traders’ merchandise, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land. Verse ConceptsMoney, Uses Of

He plucked off its topmost shoot,
brought it to the land of merchants,
and set it in a city of traders.
Verse ConceptsMerchantsTrade

“It’s worthless, it’s worthless!” the buyer says,
but after he is on his way, he gloats.
Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Kinds OfBuying and sellingNegotiationDishonesty CondemnedWorthLosing FriendsValuecheaterssales

Live with us. The land is before you. Settle here, move about, and acquire property in it.” Verse ConceptsTradeLiving In The LandProperty

Bring back your youngest brother to me, and I will know that you are not spies but honest men. I will then give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the country.’” Verse ConceptsTradeThe Youngest ChildSpyingReinstating People

“Tarshish was your trading partner because of your great wealth of every kind. They exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise. Verse ConceptsLeadIronMineralsSilverTinCommerce

He took all the livestock and possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, and he drove his herds to go to the land of his father Isaac in Canaan. Verse ConceptsDriving

He brought back all the goods and also his relative Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the other people. Verse ConceptsRestoring ThingsTaking Other People

The Israelites took the Midianite women and their children captive, and they plundered all their cattle, flocks, and property. Verse ConceptsSlavery, In OtSpoils Of WarDealing With Young People

All their neighbors supported them with silver articles, gold, goods, livestock, and valuables, in addition to all that was given as a freewill offering. Verse ConceptsGiving To The Poor

They captured fortified cities and fertile land
and took possession of well-supplied houses,
cisterns cut out of rock, vineyards,
olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance.
They ate, were filled,
became prosperous, and delighted in Your great goodness.
Verse ConceptsFortificationsAbundance, MaterialDelighting, Right Kinds OfOlivesVineyardWellsTaking PossessionCapturing Cities

Someone from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Verse ConceptsCovetousnessInheritanceSiblingsFamily ProblemsResolving Conflict

The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate I have coming to me.’ So he distributed the assets to them. Verse ConceptsPropertyDadsdivision

besides what came from merchants, traders’ merchandise, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land. Verse ConceptsMoney, Uses Of

Then they sat down to eat a meal. They looked up, and there was a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying aromatic gum, balsam, and resin, going down to Egypt. Verse ConceptsBalmsCaravansHerbs And SpicesMoney, Uses OfMyrrhPerfumeTradeTravelCamelsCommercePeople EatingSitting In Fellowship

The merchants of the earth will also weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their merchandise any longer— Verse ConceptsBabylonMerchandise

Once or twice the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem,

Who planned this against Tyre,
the bestower of crowns,
whose traders are princes,
whose merchants are the honored ones of the earth?
Verse ConceptsTradeCommerceGod's Plans

Aram was your trading partner because of your numerous products. They exchanged turquoise, purple and embroidered cloth, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your merchandise. Verse ConceptsCoralembroideryEmeraldsGemsJewelsLinenMineralsPrecious StonesCommercePurple Cloth

He told those who were selling doves, “Get these things out of here! Stop turning My Father’s house into a marketplace!” Verse ConceptsMerchandiseRelationship Of Father And SonBusinessthievessalesmarketing

merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; fine fabrics of linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; all kinds of fragrant wood products; objects of ivory; objects of expensive wood, brass, iron, and marble; Verse ConceptsBabylonCrimsonIvoryLinenPearlsPrecious StonesWantonnessCommerceRed MaterialPurple ClothAmassing SilverAmassing BronzeStone ItemsJewelleryGold TransferredSteel

When the surrounding peoples bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or a holy day. We will also leave the land uncultivated in the seventh year and will cancel every debt. Verse Conceptsethics, personalBuying and sellingCreditRespect, For EnvironmentSabbatical YearSabbath, In OtTradeYearsDebtorsCancellation Of DeptCancelling DebtsSabbath ObservedDebt

The Tyrians living there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsSabbath Violated

So I bought her for 15 shekels of silver and five bushels of barley. Verse ConceptsCoinageGrainMarketsWeights And Measures, DryBarteringPrice Set On Individuals

So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for the horses, the herds of sheep, the herds of cattle, and the donkeys. That year he provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock. Verse ConceptsGoatsHorsesMarketsOwning LivestockAnimals, Types OfBarteringLoss Of DonkeysAcquiring HorsesPossessing Sheep

So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted, Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalTreesBarteringCedar Wood

But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, diviners, dreamers, fortune-tellers, or sorcerers who say to you, ‘Don’t serve the king of Babylon!’ Verse ConceptsListeningMediumsFortunetellingOccultismDivinationMisleading DreamsFalse Prophets DenouncedAvoid SorceryDo Not Listen!SorceryDreams And False Prophetsmagic

For the king of Babylon stands at the split in the road, at the fork of the two roads, to practice divination: he shakes the arrows, consults the idols, and observes the liver. Verse ConceptsLiversMagical Arts, Practice OfArrows, Uses OfHousehold GodsPeople Shaking

“What is this you have done?” Joseph said to them. “Didn’t you know that a man like me could uncover the truth by divination?” Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?

The elders of Moab and Midian departed with fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and reported Balak’s words to him. Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToReward, HumanDivination

Though these nations you are about to drive out listen to fortune-tellers and diviners, the Lord your God has not permitted you to do this. Verse ConceptsDivination, Practiced ByAvoid SorceryGod ForbiddingSorcery

the Philistines summoned the priests and the diviners and pleaded, “What should we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us how we can send it back to its place.”

therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination. I will deliver My people from your hands. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.” Verse ConceptsNo VisionsGod Saving From Enemies

For the idols speak falsehood,
and the diviners see illusions;
they relate empty dreams
and offer empty comfort.
Therefore the people wander like sheep;
they suffer affliction because there is no shepherd.
Verse ConceptsAstrologyFutilityencouragement, examples ofdiscouragementGuidance, Need For God'sHousehold GodsPeace, Human Destruction OfRestlessnessSheepSorcery And MagicVisionsDivinationWanderersMisleading DreamsProphesying LiesNo ComfortDreams And False Prophets

Once, as we were on our way to prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit of prediction. She made a large profit for her owners by fortune-telling. Verse ConceptsMagical Arts, Practice Ofdemons, Kinds ofMastersMoney, Uses OfPredictionsDivinationFortunetellingNecromancyWhere To PraySorceryThe Futuremagicpsychics

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