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Gold
People's Dictionary of the Bible
Gold. Genesis 2:11. Several places axe mentioned by the sacred writers as abounding in gold; such as Ophir, Job 28:16; Parvaim, 2 Chronicles 3:6; Sheba and Raamah, Ezekiel 27:22. Until long after the time of David gold was not coined, but was sold by weight as a precious article of commerce.
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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Gold'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/rpd/g/gold.html. 1893.