From Nave’s Topical Bible
Merchant
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 21Passages listed
- 11Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- General scriptures concerning So 3:6Genesis 23:16Genesis 37:281 Kings 10:151 Kings 10:282 Chronicles 9:14Nehemiah 3:32Nehemiah 13:20Job 41:6Isaiah 23:2Isaiah 47:15Ezekiel 17:4Ezekiel 27:13Ezekiel 27:17Ezekiel 27:21–36Ezekiel 38:13Hosea 12:7Nahum 3:16Matthew 13:45Revelation 18:3Revelation 18:11
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The passages, in Bible order (21)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Genesis 23:16
Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants.
Commentary on Genesis 23:162 voices
Current with the merchant - עבר לסחר ober lassocher, passing to or with the traveler - such as was commonly used by those who traveled about with merchandise of any sort. The word signifies the same as hawker or peddler among us.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Genesis 37:28
So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
Commentary on Genesis 37:282 voices
Then there passed by Midianites, merchantmen,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
(Verse 28) And the Ishmaelites sold Joseph for twenty silver coins. In Hebrew, silver coins are used instead of gold coins. For the Lord should not be sold for a lesser metal than Joseph.
Jerome· Hebrew Questions on Genesis, 420Patristic
- 1 Kings 10:15
not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.
Commentary on 1 Kings 10:151 voice
Besides that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffic of the spice merchants,.... What they paid him as a duty or custom for the importation of their goods: and of all the kings of Arabia; who were subject to him, and paid him a yearly tribute, or at least made presents, see 1Ki 4:21. and of the governors of the country; who were viceroys or deputy governors of countries conquered by his father, and who collected tribute from the people, and paid it to him.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 1 Kings 10:28
Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
Commentary on 1 Kings 10:281 voice
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 2 Chronicles 9:14
not including the revenue from the merchants and traders. And all the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.
- Nehemiah 3:32
And between the upper room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.
Commentary on Nehemiah 3:321 voice
And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate,.... Where the building first began and where it now ended: repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants; or druggists; which was done at their expense; and so the wall all round, with the gates of it, were rebuilt and repaired, which was all done in fifty two days, Neh 6:15.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Nehemiah 13:20
Once or twice, the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem,
Commentary on Nehemiah 13:201 voice
For the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware,.... The Tyrians particularly, Neh 13:16 lodged without Jerusalem once or twice; one sabbath day or two, not being able to get into the city, such strict watch and care being taken to keep the gates shut; this they did, hoping the Jews would come out to them and buy their goods, though they were not admitted to bring them within the city.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Job 41:6
Will traders barter for him or divide him among the merchants?
Commentary on Job 41:61 voice
His friends shall cut him in pieces; the merchants shall divide him. 33. This Leviathan is cut in pieces, as often as his members are severed from him by the sword of the Divine Word. For when wicked men hear the word of truth, and, smitten with holy fear, suspend their imitation of the ancient enemy, he, from whom those who wickedly adhered to him are withdrawn, is himself divided in his own body. But He terms those His 'friends,' whom before He calls 'maidens,' those also He calls 'merchants,' whom He had termed 'friends.'
Gregory the Dialogist· Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXXIII, 604Patristic
- Isaiah 23:2
Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea.
Commentary on Isaiah 23:21 voice
Still, it was when humanity was in this state that the Word—the Son—came to seek and to find that which was lost. Even before he came, he tried to restrain us from such foolishness, crying out, "Don't be like the horse and the mule which have no understanding and whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle." And because his own people were careless and acted as the wicked did, Isaiah, praying in the Spirit said, "You are to me like merchants of Phoenicia."
Athanasius of Alexandria· Letter 2.3, 373Patristic
- Isaiah 47:15
This is what they are to you— those with whom you have labored and traded from youth— each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.
Commentary on Isaiah 47:152 voices
And when God afflicts those who deserve punishment, how else is it intended except for their good? It is he who says to the Chaldaeans, "You have coals of fire; sit on them. They shall be a help to you." Further, let them hear what is related in the seventy-seventh psalm, which is ascribed to Asaph, about those who fell in the desert. It says, "When he slew them, then they sought him."
Origen of Alexandria· ON FIRST PRINCIPLES 2:5.3, 253Patristic
(Verse 12 and following) Stand with your sorcerers, and with the multitude of your evil deeds, in which you have labored since your youth, if perhaps it will benefit you, or if you can become stronger. You have failed in the multitude of your plans: let the astrologers of the heavens stand and save you, who observe the stars and calculate the months, to announce to you what is to come.
Jerome· Commentary on Isaiah, 420Patristic
- Ezekiel 17:4
He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.
Commentary on Ezekiel 17:42 voices
The top of his young twigs - The princes of Judah. A land of traffic - Chaldea. A city of merchants - Babylon; for which this city was the most celebrated of all the cities of the east. Its situation procured it innumerable advantages; its two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, and the Persian Gulf, gave it communication with the richest and the most distant nations.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
He cropped off the top of his young twigs,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Ezekiel 27:13
Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.
Commentary on Ezekiel 27:131 voice
(Vers. 13, 14.) Greece, Tubal, and Meshech themselves brought slaves and bronze vessels to your people. From the house of Togarmah they brought horses and horsemen, and mules to your market. Also, Greece and its surroundings, your merchants brought souls of men and bronze vessels to your market. From the house of Togarmah, they brought horses, horsemen, and mules to your trading post.
Jerome· Commentary on Ezekiel, 420Patristic
- Ezekiel 27:17
Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.
Commentary on Ezekiel 27:172 voices
(Verse 17.) Judah and the land of Israel themselves, your merchants, offered to you in your markets, as the first fruits: balsam and honey, and oil, and resin. LXX: Judah and the sons of Israel, these are your merchants in the wheat trade and in ointments: they gave you first honey and oil, and resin in your markets. The Hebrew word 'Phanag' (פַּנַּג) was translated by Aquila, Symmachus, and Theodotion in the way that it is written in Hebrew: for which the LXX translated 'ointment', we translate 'balsam'.
Jerome· Commentary on Ezekiel, 420Patristic
Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Ezekiel 27:21–36
Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your customers, trading in lambs, rams, and goats.
Commentary on Ezekiel 27:21–362 voices
(Verse 21.) Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, they themselves the merchants of your hand, came to you with lambs and rams and goats. For the lambs, rams, and goats, they interpreted seventy camels and rams and lambs. But Arabia and the princes of Kedar (which today is the land of the Saracens, as is fully proven in the words of Jeremiah, who writes against Kedar) abound in these animals, namely lambs and rams and goats, and they increase the commerce of Tyre with this importation (Jeremiah 49).
Jerome· Commentary on Ezekiel, 420Patristic
Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar,.... Arabia was a large country, divided into three parts, Arabia Deserts, or the desert; Arabia Petraea, or the rocky; and Arabia Felix, or the happy. Kedar was in Arabia Petrea; its inhabitants were called Kedarenes, descended from Kedar, a son of Ishmael, Gen 25:13, they were chiefly shepherds, and dwelt in tents, to which the allusion is in Son 1:5, these princes were the rich and wealthy among them, who bought up the cattle of the meaner sort, and brought them to Tyre. In Jerom's time Kedar was the country of the Saracens.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Ezekiel 38:13
Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its villages will ask, ‘Have you come to capture the plunder? Have you assembled your hordes to carry away loot, to make off with silver and gold, to take cattle and goods, to seize great spoil?’
Commentary on Ezekiel 38:132 voices
Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish,.... These are not any of the people that shall come along with Gog on his expedition; but some neighbouring nations bordering on Judea, who will address him in the following manner, as he passes through them, or by them.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
(Chapter XXXVIII.) \"And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, set your face against Gog, the land of Magog, the prince of the head (or head of) Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him. And you shall say to him: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of the head (or head of) Meshech and Tubal.
Jerome· Commentary on Ezekiel, 420Patristic
- Hosea 12:7
A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
Commentary on Hosea 12:71 voice
"Canaan in his hand deceitful balance, he loved calumny, and Ephraim said: Nevertheless, I have become rich, I have found myself an idol, all my labors will not find me the iniquity which I have sinned." LXX: "Canaan in his hand is the weight of iniquity, he loved to oppress through power, and Ephraim said: But I have become rich, I have found rest for myself, all his labors will not find him, for the iniquities in which he sinned."
Jerome· Commentary on Hosea 12:7-8, 420Patristic