Objects — G
Biblical objects starting with the letter G — click any entry to open its page when available.
5 objects
gallows
Joseph interprets the chief baker's dream as a sign that Pharaoh will hang him on a gallows in three days in Genesis 40.
Genesis 40Executiongate
The gate appears in covenant promise imagery, as Jacob's name for Bethel, and as the town gate where Hamor and Shechem address their townsmen in Genesis 34.
Genesis 22, 28, 34Civic spacegifts
Abraham's servant carries gifts to confirm his master's marriage proposal; Jacob sends livestock to conciliate Esau, and in Genesis 43 sends balsam, honey, and other products of Canaan to Joseph.
Genesis 24, 32, 43Marriage negotiationgold
Gold marks patriarchal wealth, ornaments given in the Rebekah narrative, the gold chain Pharaoh places around Joseph's neck, and is denied as stolen by Joseph's brothers in Genesis 44.
Genesis 13, 24, 41, 44Wealthgum-tragacanth
Gum tragacanth is loaded on Ishmaelite camels bound for Egypt in Genesis 37 and sent as a gift from Canaan to Joseph in Genesis 43.
Genesis 37, 43Trade goods