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To: Lurker

What were the things that signified wealth in the Bible?

Land
Water
Livestock
Silver
Gold

Has anything really changed?


5 posted on 07/11/2025 6:29:30 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: HombreSecreto

I got my vault filled to the top with frankincense and myrrh

smiles smiles
(but yes, your point is certainly valid! gold and silver and rare stones have been used as money in many societies throughout human history... Whereas “federal reserve notes” are a relatively new invention, and one that has yet to prove itself...)


11 posted on 07/11/2025 6:58:26 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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