Topic
Goldsmith
26 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- Nehemiah 3:8Easton · ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.
- Nehemiah 3:32Easton · ISBE
And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
- Isaiah 41:7Easton · ISBE
So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
- Exodus 25:11ISBE
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
- Exodus 25:18ISBE
And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
- Exodus 28:6ISBE
¶ And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
- Exodus 31:4ISBE
To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
- Exodus 36:1ISBE
Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.
- Exodus 39:3ISBE
And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.
- Numbers 33:52ISBE
Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:
- 1 Kings 6:20ISBE
And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
- 2 Chronicles 2:7Nave General scriptures concerning
Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.
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- 2 Chronicles 2:14 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 2 Chronicles 34:3 ISBE
- 2 Chronicles 34:4 ISBE
- Job 28:1 ISBE
- Proverbs 17:3 ISBE
- Proverbs 25:4 ISBE
- Proverbs 27:21 ISBE
- Isaiah 1:25 ISBE
- Isaiah 40:19 Easton
- Isaiah 46:6 Easton
- Jeremiah 10:14 ISBE
- Hosea 13:2 ISBE
- Nahum 1:14 ISBE
- Malachi 3:3 ISBE
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
(Neh. 3:8,32; Isa. 40:19; 41:7; 46:6). The word so rendered means properly a founder or finer.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 22 references
gold'-smith (tsreph): Goldsmiths are first mentioned in connection with the building of the tabernacle (Ex 31:4; 36:1). Later, goldsmiths' guilds are mentioned (Ne 3:8,32). The art of refining gold and shaping it into objects was probably introduced into Palestine from Phoenicia (see CRAFTS). Examples of gold work from the earliest Egyptian periods are so numerous in the museums of the world that we do not have to draw on our imaginations to appreciate the wonderful skill of the ancient goldsmiths. their designs and methods were those later used by the Jews. The goldsmiths' art was divided into
(1) the refining of the impure gold (Job 28:1; Pr 17:3; 25:4; 27:21; Isa 1:25; Mal 3:3);
(2) shaping of objects,
(a) casting idols (Nu 33:52; Ho 13:2),
(b) making graven images (2Ch 34:3,4; Jer 10:14; Na 1:14),
(c) the making of beaten or turned work (Ex 25:18),
(d) plating or overlaying (Ex 25:11; 1Ki 6:20),
(e) soldering (Isa 41:7),
(f) making of wire (Ex 28:6; 39:3).
Most of these processes are carried on in Bible lands today. In Damascus there is a goldsmiths' quarter where the refining, casting and beating of gold are still carried on, probably in much the same way as in Solomon's time. Jews are found among the goldsmiths. In Beirut, it is a Jew who is especially skilled in making refiners' pots. Daily, one can see the gold being refined, cast into lumps, beaten on an anvil, rolled between rollers into thin sheets, cut into narrow strips (wire), and wound on bobbins ready for the weaver. are houses in Damascus and Aleppo still possessing beautiful gold overlaid work on wooden walls and ceilings, the work of goldsmiths of several centuries ago. grazing-ground of the nomads. Traces of ancient forests remain, but for the most part today it is treeless. To the East of the Sea of Galilee the soil is deep and rich. Splendid crops of wheat are grown here, and olives flourish in the hollows. The country is furrowed by deep valleys that carry the water southwestward into the Sea of Galilee. This region has not yet been subjected to thorough examination, but many important ruins have been found, which tell of a plentiful and prosperous population in times long past. The best description of these, and of the region generally, will be found in Schumacher's The Jaulan, and Across the Jordan. To him also we owe the excellent maps which carry us eastward to the province of el-Chauran.
James A. Patch
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Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.