'Gold' in the Bible

“They are to spread a blue cloth over the gold altar, cover it with a covering made of manatee skin, and insert its poles.

one gold bowl weighing four ounces, full of incense;

one gold bowl weighing four ounces, full of incense;

one gold bowl weighing four ounces, full of incense;

one gold bowl weighing four ounces, full of incense;

one gold bowl weighing four ounces, full of incense;

one gold bowl weighing four ounces, full of incense;

one gold bowl weighing four ounces, full of incense;

one gold bowl weighing four ounces, full of incense;

one gold bowl weighing four ounces, full of incense;

one gold bowl weighing four ounces, full of incense;

one gold bowl weighing four ounces, full of incense;

one gold bowl weighing four ounces, full of incense;

This was the dedication gift from the leaders of Israel for the altar when it was anointed: 12 silver dishes, 12 silver basins, and 12 gold bowls.

The 12 gold bowls full of incense each weighed four ounces measured by the standard sanctuary shekel. The total weight of the gold bowls was three pounds.

This is the way the lampstand was made: it was a hammered work of gold, hammered from its base to its flower petals. The lampstand was made according to the pattern the Lord had shown Moses.

But Balaam responded to the servants of Balak, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go against the command of the Lord my God to do anything small or great.

If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go against the Lord’s command, to do anything good or bad of my own will? I will say whatever the Lord says.

Only the gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead—

So we have presented to the Lord an offering of the gold articles each man found—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.”

Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them all the articles made out of gold.

All the gold of the contribution they offered to the Lord, from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, was 420 pounds.

Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the tent of meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord.