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When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsOthers Summoninginvesting

besides that which came from the explorers and from the business of the merchants, and from all the kings of the west and from the governors of the land. Verse ConceptsMoney, Uses Of

He broke off the topmost of its young twigs and carried it to a land of trade and set it in a city of merchants. Verse ConceptsMerchantsTrade


You shall dwell with us, and the land shall be open to you. Dwell and trade in it, and get property in it." Verse ConceptsTradeLiving In The LandProperty

Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I shall know that you are not spies but honest men, and I will deliver your brother to you, and you shall trade in the land.'" Verse ConceptsTradeThe Youngest ChildSpyingReinstating People

"Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of every kind; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your wares. Verse ConceptsLeadIronMineralsSilverTinCommerce

He drove away all his livestock, all his property that he had gained, the livestock in his possession that he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to the land of Canaan to his father Isaac. Verse ConceptsDriving

Then he brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his kinsman Lot with his possessions, and the women and the people. Verse ConceptsRestoring ThingsTaking Other People

And the people of Israel took captive the women of Midian and their little ones, and they took as plunder all their cattle, their flocks, and all their goods. Verse ConceptsSlavery, In OtSpoils Of WarDealing With Young People

And all who were about them aided them with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with beasts, and with costly wares, besides all that was freely offered. Verse ConceptsGiving To The Poor

And they captured fortified cities and a rich land, and took possession of houses full of all good things, cisterns already hewn, vineyards, olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and became fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness. Verse ConceptsFortificationsAbundance, MaterialDelighting, Right Kinds OfOlivesVineyardWellsTaking PossessionCapturing Cities

Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." Verse ConceptsCovetousnessInheritanceSiblingsFamily ProblemsResolving Conflict

And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.' And he divided his property between them. Verse ConceptsPropertyDadsdivision

besides that which came from the explorers and from the business of the merchants, and from all the kings of the west and from the governors of the land. Verse ConceptsMoney, Uses Of

Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt. Verse ConceptsBalmsCaravansHerbs And SpicesMoney, Uses OfMyrrhPerfumeTradeTravelCamelsCommercePeople EatingSitting In Fellowship

And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, Verse ConceptsBabylonMerchandise

Then the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice.

Who has purposed this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the honored of the earth? Verse ConceptsTradeCommerceGod's Plans

Syria did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and ruby. Verse ConceptsCoralembroideryEmeraldsGemsJewelsLinenMineralsPrecious StonesCommercePurple Cloth

And he told those who sold the pigeons, "Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of trade." Verse ConceptsMerchandiseRelationship Of Father And SonBusinessthievessalesmarketing

cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, Verse ConceptsBabylonCrimsonIvoryLinenPearlsPrecious StonesWantonnessCommerceRed MaterialPurple ClothAmassing SilverAmassing BronzeStone ItemsJewelleryGold TransferredSteel

And if the peoples of the land bring in goods or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on a holy day. And we will forego the crops of the seventh year and the exaction of every debt. Verse Conceptsethics, personalBuying and sellingCreditRespect, For EnvironmentSabbatical YearSabbath, In OtTradeYearsDebtorsCancellation Of DeptCancelling DebtsSabbath ObservedDebt

Tyrians also, who lived in the city, brought in fish and all kinds of goods and sold them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah, in Jerusalem itself! Verse ConceptsSabbath Violated

So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley. Verse ConceptsCoinageGrainMarketsWeights And Measures, DryBarteringPrice Set On Individuals

So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them food in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the herds, and the donkeys. He supplied them with food in exchange for all their livestock that year. Verse ConceptsGoatsHorsesMarketsOwning LivestockAnimals, Types OfBarteringLoss Of DonkeysAcquiring HorsesPossessing Sheep

So Hiram supplied Solomon with all the timber of cedar and cypress that he desired, Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalTreesBarteringCedar Wood

So do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your dreamers, your fortune-tellers, or your sorcerers, who are saying to you, 'You shall not 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 parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination. He shakes the arrows; he consults the teraphim; he looks at the liver. Verse ConceptsLiversMagical Arts, Practice OfArrows, Uses OfHousehold GodsPeople Shaking

Joseph said to them, "What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can indeed practice divination?" Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?

So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the fees for divination in their hand. And they came to Balaam and gave him Balak's message. Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToReward, HumanDivination

for these nations, which you are about to dispossess, listen to fortune-tellers and to diviners. But as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you to do this. Verse ConceptsDivination, Practiced ByAvoid SorceryGod ForbiddingSorcery

And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners and said, "What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us with what we shall send it to its place."

therefore you shall no more see false visions nor practice divination. I will deliver my people out of your hand. And you shall know that I am the LORD." Verse ConceptsNo VisionsGod Saving From Enemies

For the household gods utter nonsense, and the diviners see lies; they tell false dreams and give empty consolation. Therefore the people wander like sheep; they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd. Verse ConceptsAstrologyFutilityencouragement, examples ofdiscouragementGuidance, Need For God'sHousehold GodsPeace, Human Destruction OfRestlessnessSheepSorcery And MagicVisionsDivinationWanderersMisleading DreamsProphesying LiesNo ComfortDreams And False Prophets

As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. Verse ConceptsMagical Arts, Practice Ofdemons, Kinds ofMastersMoney, Uses OfPredictionsDivinationFortunetellingNecromancyWhere To PraySorceryThe Futuremagicpsychics

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