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'And it came to pass, on his coming back, having taken the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he gave the money, that he might know what any one had done in business. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsOthers Summoninginvesting

apart from that of the tourists, and of the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the land. Verse ConceptsMoney, Uses Of

The top of its tender twigs it hath cropped, And it bringeth it in to the land of Canaan. In a city of merchants it hath placed it. Verse ConceptsMerchantsTrade


and with us ye dwell, and the land is before you; dwell ye and trade in it, and have possessions in it.' Verse ConceptsTradeLiving In The LandProperty

and bring your young brother unto me, and I know that ye are not spies, but ye are right men; your brother I give to you, and ye trade with the land.' Verse ConceptsTradeThe Youngest ChildSpyingReinstating People

Tarshish is thy merchant, Because of the abundance of all wealth, For silver, iron, tin, and lead, They have given out thy remnants. Verse ConceptsLeadIronMineralsSilverTinCommerce

and leadeth all his cattle, and all his substance which he hath acquired, the cattle of his getting, which he hath acquired in Padan-Aram, to go unto Isaac his father, to the land of Canaan. Verse ConceptsDriving

and he bringeth back the whole of the substance, and also Lot his brother and his substance hath he brought back, and also the women and the people. Verse ConceptsRestoring ThingsTaking Other People

And the sons of Israel take captive the women of Midian, and their infants; and all their cattle, and all their substance, and all their wealth they have plundered; Verse ConceptsSlavery, In OtSpoils Of WarDealing With Young People

and all those round about them have strengthened them with their hands, with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, apart from all that hath been offered willingly. Verse ConceptsGiving To The Poor

And they capture fenced cities, and fat ground, and possess houses full of all good, digged-wells, vineyards, and olive-yards, and fruit-trees in abundance, and they eat, and are satisfied, and become fat, and delight themselves in Thy great goodness. Verse ConceptsFortificationsAbundance, MaterialDelighting, Right Kinds OfOlivesVineyardWellsTaking PossessionCapturing Cities

And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, 'Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.' Verse ConceptsCovetousnessInheritanceSiblingsFamily ProblemsResolving Conflict

and the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of the substance falling to me, and he divided to them the living. Verse ConceptsPropertyDadsdivision

apart from that of the tourists, and of the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the land. Verse ConceptsMoney, Uses Of

And they sit down to eat bread, and they lift up their eyes, and look, and lo, a company of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, and their camels bearing spices, and balm, and myrrh, going to take them down to Egypt. Verse ConceptsBalmsCaravansHerbs And SpicesMoney, Uses OfMyrrhPerfumeTradeTravelCamelsCommercePeople EatingSitting In Fellowship

'And the merchants of the earth shall weep and sorrow over her, because their lading no one doth buy any more; Verse ConceptsBabylonMerchandise

And they lodge -- the merchants and sellers of all ware -- at the outside of Jerusalem, once or twice,

Who hath counselled this against Tyre, The crowning one, whose traders are princes, Her merchants the honoured of earth?' Verse ConceptsTradeCommerceGod's Plans

Aram is thy merchant, Because of the abundance of thy works, For emerald, purple, and embroidery, And fine linen, and coral, and agate, They have given out thy remnants. Verse ConceptsCoralembroideryEmeraldsGemsJewelsLinenMineralsPrecious StonesCommercePurple Cloth

and to those selling the doves he said, 'Take these things hence; make not the house of my Father a house of merchandise.' Verse ConceptsMerchandiseRelationship Of Father And SonBusinessthievessalesmarketing

lading of gold, and silver, and precious stone, and pearl, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel of most precious wood, and brass, and iron, and marble, Verse ConceptsBabylonCrimsonIvoryLinenPearlsPrecious StonesWantonnessCommerceRed MaterialPurple ClothAmassing SilverAmassing BronzeStone ItemsJewelleryGold TransferredSteel

and the peoples of the land who are bringing in the wares and any corn on the sabbath-day to sell, we receive not of them on the sabbath, and on a holy day, and we leave the seventh year, and usury on every hand. Verse Conceptsethics, personalBuying and sellingCreditRespect, For EnvironmentSabbatical YearSabbath, In OtTradeYearsDebtorsCancellation Of DeptCancelling DebtsSabbath ObservedDebt

And the Tyrians have dwelt in it, bringing in fish, and every ware, and selling on sabbath to the sons of Judah and in Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsSabbath Violated

And I buy her to me for fifteen silverlings, and a homer and a letech of barley; Verse ConceptsCoinageGrainMarketsWeights And Measures, DryBarteringPrice Set On Individuals

And they bring in their cattle unto Joseph, and Joseph giveth to them bread, for the horses, and for the cattle of the flock, and for the cattle of the herd, and for the asses; and he tendeth them with bread, for all their cattle, during that year. Verse ConceptsGoatsHorsesMarketsOwning LivestockAnimals, Types OfBarteringLoss Of DonkeysAcquiring HorsesPossessing Sheep

And Hiram is giving to Solomon cedar-trees, and fir-trees, all his desire, Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalTreesBarteringCedar Wood

And ye, ye do not hearken unto your prophets, and unto your diviners, and unto your dreamers, and unto your observers of clouds, and unto your sorcerers who are speaking unto you, saying, Ye do not serve the king of Babylon, -- Verse ConceptsListeningMediumsFortunetellingOccultismDivinationMisleading DreamsFalse Prophets DenouncedAvoid SorceryDo Not Listen!SorceryDreams And False Prophetsmagic

For stood hath the king of Babylon at the head of the way, At the top of the two ways, to use divination, He hath moved lightly with the arrows, He hath asked at the teraphim, He hath looked on the liver. Verse ConceptsLiversMagical Arts, Practice OfArrows, Uses OfHousehold GodsPeople Shaking

and Joseph saith to them, 'What is this deed that ye have done? have ye not known that a man like me doth diligently observe?' Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?

And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian go, and divinations in their hand, and they come in unto Balaam, and speak unto him the words of Balak, Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToReward, HumanDivination

for these nations whom thou art possessing, unto observers of clouds, and unto diviners, do hearken; and thou -- not so hath Jehovah thy God suffered thee. Verse ConceptsDivination, Practiced ByAvoid SorceryGod ForbiddingSorcery

and the Philistines call for priests and for diviners, saying, 'What do we do to the ark of Jehovah? let us know wherewith we send it to its place?'

Therefore, vanity ye do not see, And divination ye do not divine again, And I have delivered My people out of your hand, And ye have known that I am Jehovah!' Verse ConceptsNo VisionsGod Saving From Enemies

Because the teraphim did speak iniquity, And the diviners have seen a falsehood, And dreams of the vanity they speak, With vanity they give comfort, Therefore they have journeyed as a flock, They are afflicted, for 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 came to pass in our going on to prayer, a certain maid, having a spirit of Python, did meet us, who brought much employment to her masters by soothsaying, Verse ConceptsMagical Arts, Practice Ofdemons, Kinds ofMastersMoney, Uses OfPredictionsDivinationFortunetellingNecromancyWhere To PraySorceryThe Futuremagicpsychics