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How to Pick a Bible for Your Purpose
Different Bible translations are helpful for different situations. Read about what Bible translation will fit your needs.As you begin to pick an English Bible for your purpose, remember that some of the translations available today are better known by their full name, and others by their acronyms. Here's a list of some of the most popular: Contemporary English Version (CEV)Common…
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A (Very) Brief Intro to Bible Translation
Scholars have been working on Bible translations for over 2,000 years. Read about the history of translation and how it influenced the modern world. Translation is the process of communicating a message into a language that is different from the one in which the message was originally written. The message may be in a song, a poem, a story, directions,…
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Israel’s Imports and Exports
Exchange is inevitable whenever people meet. Check out this detailed list of Israel’s exchange with surrounding nations. Because Israel was at the crossroads between Mesopotamia, Syria, Asia Minor, and Egypt, it was only a matter of time before the people became involved in trading with other nations.Israel's main exports continued to be farm products, such as olive oil, wine, and…
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Trading with the Outside World
The Israelites constantly interacted with foreign nations. This article identifies Israel’s trade partners and examines the items they commonly traded.After the tribes of Israel were united under King David (around 1000 B.C.), international trade began to increase. Israelite rulers built storage cellars and warehouses to store wine, grain, and olive oil taken from local farmers as a form of taxation.…
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Methods of Trade
Donkeys or oxen? Rivers or seas? See what the logistics of trade were in biblical times.Throughout the biblical period, trading was usually conducted at the town gate or near the entrance to towns. As trading became more complex, market stalls were set up in central parts of cities. Traveling merchants from other nations also traded their goods in these marketplaces.…
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Local Trading and Local Economies
What did average people bring to the market in biblical times? Find out here.Ancient Palestine was largely an agricultural society. People traded farm products and animals from their flocks in the marketplaces. Farmers brought wheat and barley, grapes and wine, olives and olive oil, figs, dates, and nuts to markets in nearby towns and cities. Herders brought milk, cheese, and…
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