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Genesis 24:53

Then he took jewels of silver and jewels of gold and fair robes and gave them to Rebekah: and he gave things of value to her mother and her brother.

Genesis 45:22

To every one of them he gave three changes of clothing; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred bits of silver and five changes of clothing.

1 Samuel 9:8

But the servant said in answer, I have here a fourth part of a shekel of silver: I will give that to the man of God, and he will give us directions about our way.

1 Samuel 25:27

And let this offering, which your servant gives to my lord, be given to the young men who are with my lord.

1 Samuel 30:26

And when David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the goods to the responsible men of Judah, and to his friends, saying, Here is an offering for you from the goods of those who were fighting against the Lord;

1 Kings 10:10

And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a great store of spices and jewels: never again was such a wealth of spices seen as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.

1 Kings 10:13

And King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she made request for, in addition to what he gave her freely from the impulse of his heart. So she went back to her country, she and her servants.

1 Kings 14:3

And take with you ten cakes of bread and dry cakes and a pot of honey, and go to him: he will give you word of what is to become of the child.

2 Kings 8:9

So Hazael went to see him, taking with him forty camels with offerings on their backs of every sort of good thing from Damascus; and when he came before him, he said, Your son Ben-hadad, king of Aram, has sent me to you, saying, Will I get better from this disease?

Job 42:11

And all his brothers and sisters, and his friends of earlier days, came and took food with him in his house; and made clear their grief for him, and gave him comfort for all the evil which the Lord had sent on him; and they all gave him a bit of money and a gold ring.

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1 Kings 10:25

And everyone took with him an offering, vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and robes, and coats of metal, and spices, and horses, and beasts of transport, regularly year by year.

1 Samuel 16:20

And Jesse took five cakes of bread and a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them to Saul by David.

1 Kings 10:2

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels weighted down with spices, and stores of gold and jewels: and when she came to Solomon she had talk with him of everything in her mind.

2 Samuel 8:2

And he overcame the Moabites, and he had them measured with a line when they were stretched out on the earth; marking out two lines for death and one full line for life. So the Moabites became servants to David and gave him offerings.

Psalm 72:10

Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands come back with offerings; let the kings of Sheba and Seba give of their stores.

Presents » Were given » To appease the angry feelings of others

Genesis 32:20

And you are to say further, Jacob, your servant, is coming after us. For he said to himself, I will take away his wrath by the offering which I have sent on, and then I will come before him: it may be that I will have grace in his eyes.

1 Samuel 25:27-28

And let this offering, which your servant gives to my lord, be given to the young men who are with my lord. And may the sin of your servant have forgiveness: for the Lord will certainly make your family strong, because my lord is fighting in the Lord's war; and no evil will be seen in you all your days.

1 Samuel 25:35

Then David took from her hands her offering: and he said to her, Go back to your house in peace; see, I have given ear to your voice, and taken your offering with respect.

Presents » Often conveyed on camels, &c

1 Samuel 25:18

Then Abigail quickly took two hundred cakes of bread and two skins full of wine and five sheep ready for cooking and five measures of dry grain and a hundred parcels of dry grapes and two hundred cakes of figs, and put them on asses.

2 Kings 8:9

So Hazael went to see him, taking with him forty camels with offerings on their backs of every sort of good thing from Damascus; and when he came before him, he said, Your son Ben-hadad, king of Aram, has sent me to you, saying, Will I get better from this disease?

2 Chronicles 9:1

Now the queen of Sheba, hearing great things of Solomon, came to Jerusalem to put his wisdom to the test with hard questions; and with her came a very great train, and camels weighted down with spices, and great stores of gold and jewels: and when she came to Solomon she had talk with him of everything in her mind.

Presents » Were given » As tribute

Judges 3:15

Then when the children of Israel made prayer to the Lord, he gave them a saviour, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man; and the children of Israel sent an offering by him to Eglon, king of Moab.

2 Samuel 8:2

And he overcame the Moabites, and he had them measured with a line when they were stretched out on the earth; marking out two lines for death and one full line for life. So the Moabites became servants to David and gave him offerings.

2 Chronicles 17:5

So the Lord made his kingdom strong; and all Judah gave offerings to Jehoshaphat, and he had great wealth and honour.

Presents » Things given as » Eatables

Genesis 43:11

Then their father Israel said to them, If it has to be so, then do this: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels to give the man, perfumes and honey and spices and nuts:

1 Samuel 25:18

Then Abigail quickly took two hundred cakes of bread and two skins full of wine and five sheep ready for cooking and five measures of dry grain and a hundred parcels of dry grapes and two hundred cakes of figs, and put them on asses.

1 Kings 14:3

And take with you ten cakes of bread and dry cakes and a pot of honey, and go to him: he will give you word of what is to become of the child.

Presents » Things given as » Servants

Genesis 29:29

And Laban gave Rachel his servant-girl Bilhah to be her waiting-woman.

Genesis 29:24

And Laban gave Zilpah, his servant-girl, to Leah, to be her waiting-woman.

Genesis 20:14

Then Abimelech gave to Abraham sheep and oxen and men-servants and women-servants, and gave him back his wife Sarah.

Presents » Laid out and presented with great ceremony

Genesis 43:25

And they got ready the things for Joseph before he came in the middle of the day: for word was given to them that they were to have a meal there.

Judges 3:18

And after giving the offering, he sent away the people who had come with the offering.

Presents » Were given » To reward service

Daniel 2:48

Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him offerings in great number, and made him ruler over all the land of Babylon, and chief over all the wise men of Babylon.

2 Samuel 18:12

And the man said to Joab, Even if you gave me a thousand bits of silver, I would not put out my hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king gave orders to you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Take care that the young man Absalom is not touched.

Daniel 2:6

But if you make clear the dream and the sense of it, you will have from me offerings and rewards and great honour: so make clear to me the dream and the sense of it.

Presents » Things given as » Money

Job 42:11

And all his brothers and sisters, and his friends of earlier days, came and took food with him in his house; and made clear their grief for him, and gave him comfort for all the evil which the Lord had sent on him; and they all gave him a bit of money and a gold ring.

Genesis 45:22

To every one of them he gave three changes of clothing; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred bits of silver and five changes of clothing.

1 Samuel 9:8

But the servant said in answer, I have here a fourth part of a shekel of silver: I will give that to the man of God, and he will give us directions about our way.

Presents » Were given » By kings to each other in token of inferiority

1 Kings 10:25

And everyone took with him an offering, vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and robes, and coats of metal, and spices, and horses, and beasts of transport, regularly year by year.

2 Chronicles 9:23-24

And all the kings of the earth came to see Solomon and to give ear to his wisdom, which God had put into his heart. And everyone took with him an offering, vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and robes, and coats of metal, and spices, and horses and beasts for transport, regularly year by year.

Presents » Things given as » Cattle

Genesis 32:14-15

Two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred females and twenty males from the sheep, Thirty camels with their young ones, forty cows, ten oxen, twenty asses, and ten young asses.

Genesis 32:18

Then say to him, These are your servant Jacob's; they are an offering for my lord, for Esau; and he himself is coming after us.

Presents » Of persons of rank, of great value and variety

2 Kings 5:2

Now the Aramaeans had gone out in bands, and taken prisoner from Israel a little girl, who became servant to Naaman's wife.

2 Chronicles 9:1

Now the queen of Sheba, hearing great things of Solomon, came to Jerusalem to put his wisdom to the test with hard questions; and with her came a very great train, and camels weighted down with spices, and great stores of gold and jewels: and when she came to Solomon she had talk with him of everything in her mind.

Presents » Generally procured a favorable reception

Proverbs 18:16

A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.

Proverbs 19:6

Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.

Presents » Things given as » Ornaments

Genesis 24:22

And when the camels had had enough, the man took a gold nose-ring, half a shekel in weight, and two ornaments for her arms of ten shekels weight of gold;

Genesis 24:47

And questioning her, I said, Whose daughter are you? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, the son of Nahor, and Milcah his wife. Then I put the ring on her nose and the ornaments on her hands.

Presents » Things given as » Garments

1 Samuel 18:4

And Jonathan took off the robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.

Genesis 45:22

To every one of them he gave three changes of clothing; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred bits of silver and five changes of clothing.

Presents » Were given » On sending away friends

Genesis 45:22

To every one of them he gave three changes of clothing; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred bits of silver and five changes of clothing.

Jeremiah 40:5

Then go back to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made ruler over the towns of Judah, and make your living-place with him among the people; or go wherever it seems right to you to go. So the captain of the armed men gave him food and some money and let him go.

Presents » Generally presented in person

Genesis 43:15

So they took what their father said for the man, and twice as much money in their hands, and Benjamin, and went on their journey to Egypt, and came before Joseph.

Genesis 43:26

And when Joseph came in, they gave him the things which they had for him, and went down to the earth before him.

Presents » Antiquity of

Genesis 43:15

So they took what their father said for the man, and twice as much money in their hands, and Benjamin, and went on their journey to Egypt, and came before Joseph.

Genesis 32:13

Then he put up his tent there for the night; and from among his goods he took, as an offering for his brother Esau,

Presents » Not bringing, considered a mark of disrespect and disaffection

2 Kings 17:24

Then the king of Assyria took men from Babylon and from Cuthah and Avva and Hamath and Sepharvaim, and put them in the towns of Samaria in place of the children of Israel; so they got Samaria for their heritage, living in its towns.

Isaiah 10:27

And in that day the weight which he put on your back will be taken away, and his yoke broken from off your neck.

Presents » Were given » On all occasions of public rejoicing

Esther 9:19

So the Jews of the country places living in unwalled towns make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of feasting and joy and a good day, a day for sending offerings one to another.

Nehemiah 8:12

And all the people went away to take food and drink, and to send food to others, and to be glad, because the words which were said to them had been made clear.

Presents » Were given » At marriages

Genesis 24:53

Then he took jewels of silver and jewels of gold and fair robes and gave them to Rebekah: and he gave things of value to her mother and her brother.

Psalm 45:12

And the daughters of Tyre will be there with an offering; those who have wealth among the people will be looking for your approval.

Presents » Were given » To judges to secure a favorable hearing

Proverbs 17:23

A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

Amos 2:6

These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Israel, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because they have given the upright man for silver, and the poor for the price of two shoes;

Presents » Were given » To confirm covenants

Genesis 21:28-30

And Abraham put seven young lambs of the flock on one side by themselves. Then Abimelech said, What are these seven lambs which you have put on one side? And he said, Take these seven lambs from me as a witness that I have made this water-hole.

Presents » Receiving of, a token of good will

Genesis 33:10-11

And Jacob said, Not so; but if I have grace in your eyes, take them as a sign of my love, for I have seen your face as one may see the face of God, and you have been pleased with me. Take my offering then, with my blessing; for God has been very good to me and I have enough: so at his strong request, he took it.

Presents » Were given » In token of friendship

1 Samuel 18:3-4

Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David. And Jonathan took off the robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.

Presents » Things given as » Gold and silver vessels

1 Kings 10:25

And everyone took with him an offering, vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and robes, and coats of metal, and spices, and horses, and beasts of transport, regularly year by year.

Presents » Things given as » Horses and mules

1 Kings 10:25

And everyone took with him an offering, vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and robes, and coats of metal, and spices, and horses, and beasts of transport, regularly year by year.

Presents » Things given as » Weapons of war

1 Samuel 18:4

And Jonathan took off the robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.

Presents » Were given » To kings to engage their aid

1 Kings 15:18

Then Asa took all the silver and gold which was still stored in the Lord's house, and in the king's house, and sent them, in the care of his servants, to Ben-hadad, son of Tabrimmon, son of Rezon, king of Aram, at Damascus, saying,

Presents » Were given » On recovering from sickness

2 Kings 20:12

At that time, Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters with an offering to Hezekiah, because he had news that Hezekiah had been ill.

Presents » Sometimes sent before the giver

Genesis 32:21

So the servants with the offerings went on in front, and he himself took his rest that night in the tents with his people.

Presents » Things given as » Precious stones

1 Kings 10:2

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels weighted down with spices, and stores of gold and jewels: and when she came to Solomon she had talk with him of everything in her mind.

Presents » Were given » On restoration to prosperity

Job 42:10-11

And the Lord made up to Job for all his losses, after he had made prayer for his friends: and all Job had before was increased by the Lord twice as much. And all his brothers and sisters, and his friends of earlier days, came and took food with him in his house; and made clear their grief for him, and gave him comfort for all the evil which the Lord had sent on him; and they all gave him a bit of money and a gold ring.

Presents » Considered essential on all visits of business

1 Samuel 9:7

Then Saul said to his servant, But if we go, what are we to take the man? all our bread is gone, and we have no offering to take to the man of God: what are we to do?

Presents » Were given » On occasions of visits

2 Kings 8:8

Then the king said to Hazael, Take an offering with you, and go to see the man of God and get directions from the Lord by him, saying, Am I going to get better from my disease?

Presents » Were given » To show respect

Judges 6:18

Do not go away till I come with my offering and put it before you. And he said, I will not go away before you come back.

Presents » When small or defective, refused

Malachi 1:8

And when you give what is blind for an offering, it is no evil! and when you give what is damaged and ill, it is no evil! Give it now to your ruler; will he be pleased with you, or will you have his approval? says the Lord of armies.

Presents » Often borne by servants

Judges 3:18

And after giving the offering, he sent away the people who had come with the offering.

Prophets » Benefits of » Presents

2 Kings 4:42

Now a man came from Baal-shalishah with an offering of first-fruits for the man of God, twenty barley cakes and garden fruit in his bag. And he said, Give these to the people for food.

1 Kings 14:3

And take with you ten cakes of bread and dry cakes and a pot of honey, and go to him: he will give you word of what is to become of the child.

1 Samuel 9:7-8

Then Saul said to his servant, But if we go, what are we to take the man? all our bread is gone, and we have no offering to take to the man of God: what are we to do? But the servant said in answer, I have here a fourth part of a shekel of silver: I will give that to the man of God, and he will give us directions about our way.

2 Kings 8:8-9

Then the king said to Hazael, Take an offering with you, and go to see the man of God and get directions from the Lord by him, saying, Am I going to get better from my disease? So Hazael went to see him, taking with him forty camels with offerings on their backs of every sort of good thing from Damascus; and when he came before him, he said, Your son Ben-hadad, king of Aram, has sent me to you, saying, Will I get better from this disease?

Ezekiel 13:19

And you have put me to shame among my people for a little barley and some bits of bread, sending death on souls for whom there is no cause of death, and keeping those souls living who have no right to life, by the false words you say to my people who give ear to what is false.

Token » Presents

Genesis 21:27

And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made an agreement together.

Genesis 21:30

And he said, Take these seven lambs from me as a witness that I have made this water-hole.

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