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; Jud 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 So 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