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And it happened that when he returned [after] receiving the kingdom, he ordered these slaves to whom he had given the money to be summoned to him, so that he could know what they had gained by trading. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsOthers Summoninginvesting

apart from [that of] the men of the traders and the profits of the traders, and all the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the land. Verse ConceptsMoney, Uses Of

He plucked the top of its new plant shoot, and he brought it to the land of Canaan [and] put it in a city of merchants, Verse ConceptsMerchantsTrade

"Bad, bad," the buyer will say, but [when] one goes to him, then he will boast. Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Kinds OfBuying and sellingNegotiationDishonesty CondemnedWorthLosing FriendsValuecheaterssales

You shall dwell with us and the land shall be before you; settle and trade in it, and acquire [property] in it." Verse ConceptsTradeLiving In The LandProperty

And bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you [are] not spies but you [are] honest. And I will give your brother [back] to you, and you will trade in the land.'" Verse ConceptsTradeThe Youngest ChildSpyingReinstating People

" 'Tarshish [was] your trader; from [the] abundance of all of [their] wealth, with silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your merchandise. Verse ConceptsLeadIronMineralsSilverTinCommerce

And he drove all his livestock and his possessions that he had acquired, the livestock of his possession that he had acquired in Paddan-Aram, in order to go to Isaac his father, to the land of Canaan. Verse ConceptsDriving

And he brought back all the possessions. And he also brought back Lot, his {relative}, and his possessions, and the women and the people as well. Verse ConceptsRestoring ThingsTaking Other People

The {Israelites} took captive the women of Midian and their children, and they plundered all their domestic animals and all their livestock and all their wealth. Verse ConceptsSlavery, In OtSpoils Of WarDealing With Young People

And all of their neighbors {helped them} with objects of silver, gold, possessions, domestic animal , and with valuable gifts--besides all of [the] freewill offering. Verse ConceptsGiving To The Poor

And they captured fortified cities and a fertile land and took possession of houses filled with every good thing: hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, and many [fruit] trees. They ate and became full, and they became fat and took delight in your great goodness. Verse ConceptsFortificationsAbundance, MaterialDelighting, Right Kinds OfOlivesVineyardWellsTaking PossessionCapturing Cities

Now someone from 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 the property that is coming to [me].' So he divided [his] assets between them. Verse ConceptsPropertyDadsdivision

apart from [that of] the men of the traders and the profits of the traders, and all the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the land. Verse ConceptsMoney, Uses Of

Then they sat down to eat [some] food. And they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead. And their camels were carrying aromatic gum and balm and spices {on the way} to Egypt. Verse ConceptsBalmsCaravansHerbs And SpicesMoney, Uses OfMyrrhPerfumeTradeTravelCamelsCommercePeople EatingSitting In Fellowship

And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any more-- Verse ConceptsBabylonMerchandise

So the merchants and the sellers of merchandise spent the night outside of Jerusalem once or twice.

Who has planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants [were] princes, her traders [the] honored ones of [the] earth? Verse ConceptsTradeCommerceGod's Plans

Edom [was] trading [with] you because of the abundance of your products, [trading] with malachite, purple wool yarn and colorful weaving, and fine white fabric and black corals and rubies; [all these] they exchange for your merchandise. Verse ConceptsCoralembroideryEmeraldsGemsJewelsLinenMineralsPrecious StonesCommercePurple Cloth

And to the ones selling the doves he said, "Take these [things] away from here! Do not make my Father's house {a marketplace}!" Verse ConceptsMerchandiseRelationship Of Father And SonBusinessthievessalesmarketing

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

And the peoples of the land who bring merchandise and any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, we will not accept it from them on the Sabbath or on a holy day. We will forego [the crops of] the seventh year and [cancel] every debt. Verse Conceptsethics, personalBuying and sellingCreditRespect, For EnvironmentSabbatical YearSabbath, In OtTradeYearsDebtorsCancellation Of DeptCancelling DebtsSabbath ObservedDebt

Tyrian men who lived in [Jerusalem] brought fish and every kind of merchandise and sold [it] on the Sabbath to the descendants of Judah and in Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsSabbath Violated

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

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

So Hiram was giving to Solomon the cedar timbers and the cypress timbers, {everything he needed}. Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalTreesBarteringCedar Wood

And you, you must not listen to your prophets, and to your diviners, and to your dreamers, and to your interpreters of signs, and to your sorcerers who are {saying}, 'You will 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 fork of the road at the head of the two roads to practice divination. {He shakes the arrows}, he inquires with the teraphim, he {examines} the liver. Verse ConceptsLiversMagical Arts, Practice OfArrows, Uses OfHousehold GodsPeople Shaking

Then Joseph said to them, "What is this deed that you have done? Did you not know that a man who [is] like me surely practices divination?" Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?

So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went [with] a fee for divination in their hand; they came to Balaam and spoke the words of Balak to him. Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToReward, HumanDivination

For these nations that you [are] about to dispossess listen to interpreters of signs and to diviners, but Yahweh your God has not allowed you to do the same. Verse ConceptsDivination, Practiced ByAvoid SorceryGod ForbiddingSorcery

and [the] Philistines called to the priests and to those who practiced divination, saying, "What should we do with the ark of Yahweh? Inform us how we should send it to its place."

Therefore falseness you will not see, and divination you will not practice any longer, and I will rescue my people from your hand, and you will know that I [am] Yahweh!'" Verse ConceptsNo VisionsGod Saving From Enemies

Because the household gods speak deceit, and those who practice divination see a lie, and the dreamers of vanity speak in vain. Therefore [the people] wander like sheep; they are afflicted 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

And it happened that [as] we were going to the place of prayer, a certain female slave who had a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing a large profit to her owners [by] fortune-telling. Verse ConceptsMagical Arts, Practice Ofdemons, Kinds ofMastersMoney, Uses OfPredictionsDivinationFortunetellingNecromancyWhere To PraySorceryThe Futuremagicpsychics