Merchants

Merchant in Easton's Bible Dictionary

The Hebrew word so rendered is from a root meaning "to travel about," "to migrate," and hence "a traveller." In the East, in ancient times, merchants travelled about with their merchandise from place to place (Gen. 37:25; Job 6:18), and carried on their trade mainly by bartering (Gen. 37:28; 39:1). After the Hebrews became settled in Isra...

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Merchant Scripture - Proverbs 31:24

She maketh fine linen, and selleth [it]; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant....

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Merchant Scripture - Genesis 23:16

And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current [money] with the merchant....

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Merchant Scripture - Zephaniah 1:11

Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off....

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Merchant Scripture - Ezekiel 27:3

And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, [which art] a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I [am] of perfect beauty....

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Merchant Scripture - Hosea 12:7

[He is] a merchant, the balances of deceit [are] in his hand: he loveth to oppress....

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Merchants in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

mur'-chant, mur'-chant-man. See COMMERCE; MERCHANDISE; TRADE....

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Merchant Scripture - Ezekiel 27:18

Damascus [was] thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool....

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Merchant Scripture - Matthew 13:45

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:...

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Merchandise in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

mur'-chan-diz ((1) `amar (2) cachar, (3) cachar, (4) cechorach, (5) rekhullah, (6) ma`arabh, (7) markoleth; (8) emporia (9) emporion, (10) gomos): There seem to be 4 distinct meanings of the word according to the Revised Version (British and American), namely: (1) The products, i.e. goods or things sold or exchanged, and so merchandise in the...

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