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Smith's Bible Dictionary
border, with no more reference to lands bordering on the sea than to any other bordering lands.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Gold was known from the very earliest times. (Genesis 2:11) It was at first used chiefly for ornaments, etc. (Genesis 24:22) Coined money was not known to the ancients till a comparatively late...
Smith's Bible Dictionary
The rendering "pieces of gold," as in (2 Kings 5:5) is very doubtful; and "shekels of gold") as designating the value of the whole quantity, not individual pieces is preferable. Coined money was...