Objects
gold
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.
Category
Objects
First mention
Genesis 13:2
Tags
2
Genesis 13, 24, 41, 44Wealth
Scripture references
- Genesis 13:2
Abram was very rich in livestock, silver and gold.
- Genesis 24:22
the man took a gold ring ... and put two bracelets ... on her arms,
- Genesis 41:42
Pharaoh took the ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain round his neck.
- Genesis 44:8
Look, we brought you back the money we found in the mouths of our sacks, all the way from Canaan. Are we likely to have stolen silver or gold from your master's house?