Bible verses about Commerce
Scripture references about Commerce, organized by subject from the classic topical indexes of Orville Nave and R. A. Torrey.
Commerce in Torrey's Topical Textbook
- 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