Bible Dictionary: Oil: Commerce In

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2 Kings 4:1-7
Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets to Elisha, saying, Your servant my husband is dead; and you know that your servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take to him my two sons to be slaves.
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Commerce
... But no sketch of commerce among the early Jews, however brief, would be ... hand, the
exports from Palestine consisted of such produce as wheat, oil, balsam, honey ...
/.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/chapter 12 commerce.htm

The Unknown Giver and the Misused Gifts
... blighted harvests, then men ought to understand that the corn, and the wine, and
the oil are God's ... Besides this, the text also mentions the gain of commerce. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 38 1892/the unknown giver and the.htm

The Prudent Steward.
... raised to obtain from one debtor the price of a hundred measures of oil instead
of ... justice in a large measure pervades and so sustains the vast commerce of the ...
/.../arnot/the parables of our lord/xxv the prudent steward.htm

The Ecstasy of Saint Monnica
... The Government stores-ships landed the African oil and corn there. It was a junction
for commerce, the point where immigrants from all parts of the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bertrand/saint augustin/ii the ecstasy of saint.htm

Lamps and Bushels
... of each article; one lamp, a flat saucer with a wick swimming in oil; one measure ...
lamp is not hid 'under a bushel,' which is the emblem of commerce or business ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/lamps and bushels.htm

Concerning the Monks of Nitria, and the Monasteries Called Cells ...
... in trimming the lights of the church, with a girdle soiled with oil on his ... Solon
quitted the pursuits of commerce to embrace a monastic life, a measure which ...
/.../chapter xxxi concerning the monks of.htm

By Evidence Gathered from Scripture the Unity of Father and Son is ...
... saith the Lord of Sabaoth: [1706] "Egypt hath laboured, and the commerce of the ... And
further on: "God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter iii by evidence gathered.htm

The Destruction of Babylon.
... and incense, and myrrh, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine ... The commerce
of this ecclesiastical city, has been immense,"particularly in indulgences ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the destruction of babylon.htm

Under Ban of the Ritual
... They spoke easily, not hastily, but as oil flows, continuously and without ... Science,
art, literature, government, commerce, whatever the member, it was built ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter ii under ban of.htm

Concerning the Monks of Thebais: Apollos, Dorotheus; Concerning ...
... the touch only of his hand, or by means of a little oil consecrated by ... Apollonius,
after passing his life in the pursuits of commerce, retired in his old age ...
/.../chapter xxix concerning the monks of.htm

Subtopics

Oil used for Anointing Kings

Oil used for Anointing the Person

Oil used for Anointing the Sick

Oil used for Anointing to offices of Trust

Oil used for Food

Oil used for Idols

Oil used for Lamps