Commerce

The barter of one commodity for another — 1Ki 5:8,11.

The exchange of commodities for money — 1Ki 10:28,29.

Called

Trade. — Ge 34:10; Mt 25:16.

Traffic. — Ge 42:34; Eze 17:4.

Buying and selling. — Jas 4:13.

Articles of, called

Merchandise. — Eze 26:12; Mt 22:5.

Wares. — Jer 10:17; Eze 27:16; Jon 1:5.

Persons engaged in, called

Merchants. — Ge 37:28; Pr 31:24.

Chapmen. — 2Ch 9:14.

Traffickers. — Isa 23:8.

Sellers and buyers. — Isa 24:2.

Carried on in fairs, &c — Eze 27:12,19; Mt 11:16.

Inland, by caravans — Job 6:19; Isa 21:13.

Maritime, by ships — 2Ch 8:18; 9:21.

Persons of distinction engaged in — Isa 23:8.

Increased the wealth of nations and individuals — 2Ch 9:20-22; Pr 31:14-18; Eze 28:4,5.

Carried on by

Ishmaelites. — Ge 37:25.

Egyptians. — Ge 42:2-34.

Ethiopians. — Isa 45:14.

Ninevites. — Na 3:16.

Syrians. — Eze 27:16,18.

People of Tarshish. — Eze 27:25.

People of Tyre. — Eze 28:5,13,16.

Jews. — Eze 27:17.

Of the Jews

Under strict laws. — Le 19:36,37; 25:14,17.

Commenced after their settlement in Canaan. — Ge 49:13; Jdj 5:17.

Greatly extended by Solomon. — 1Ki 9:26,27; 2Ch 9:21.

Checked in Jehoshaphat’s time. — 1Ki 22:48,49.

Success in, led to pride, &c — Eze 28:2,16-18.

Evil practices connected with — Pr 20:14; Eze 22:13; Ho 12:7.

Denunciations connected with abuses of — Isa 23:11; Eze 7:12,13; 27:32-36; 28:16-18.

Articles of

Blue cloth. — Eze 27:24.

Brass. — Eze 27:13.

Corn. — 1Ki 5:11; Eze 27:17.

Cattle. — Eze 27:21.

Chests of rich apparel. — Eze 27:24.

Chariots. — 1Ki 10:29.

Clothes for chariots. — Eze 27:20.

Embroidery. — Eze 27:16,24.

Gold. — 2Ch 8:18.

Honey. — Eze 27:17.

Horses. — 1Ki 10:29; Eze 27:14.

Ivory. — 2Ch 9:21; Eze 27:15.

Iron and steel. — Eze 27:12,19.

Land. — Ge 23:13-16; Ru 4:3.

Lead. — Eze 27:12.

Linen. — 1Ki 10:28.

Oil. — 1Ki 5:11; Eze 27:17.

Perfumes. — Song 3:6.

Precious stones. — Eze 27:16,22; 28:13,16.

Purple. — Eze 27:16.

Slaves. — Ge 37:28,36; De 24:7.

Silver. — 2Ch 9:21.

Timber. — 1Ki 5:6,8.

Tin. — Eze 27:12.

White wool. — Eze 27:18.

Wine. — 2Ch 2:15; Eze 27:18.

Illustrative of intercourse with the apostasy — Re 18:3-19.