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- Treasure in the Holy Scriptures consisted in the money, jewels, gold, silver, vessels, ointments, spices, arms, grain and food, instruments of war, hoards of coins, or any possession which was considered wealth or valuable, which a king, a government or an individual stored in a safe, guarded place to keep from thieves and robbers.
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There are two words translated "treasure": Gaza is of Persian origin, meaning "treasure." Found only once in Acts 8:27 concerning the Ethiopian "who was over all her (Queen Candace's) treasure."
"treasure," genaz (Aramaic) or genez (Hebrew), usually meaning "the thing stored"; translated "treasures" in Ezra 6:1, but in 5:17 and 7:20 translated "treasure-house": "search made in the king's treasure-house."
Meaning: a depository Word Origin: Derived from the root אָצַר (atsar), meaning "to store up" or "to treasure." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2344 (thesauros): Often translated as "treasure" in the New Testament, reflecting a similar concept of stored wealth or valuable resources.
The entire concept of treasure or storehouse in the Bible indicates the monarchial aspect of the culture and economy of the ancient world in that all wealth was concentrated in the king, in the sacred temple, or in the hands of princes or wealthy individuals.
- Luke 12:34 ESV / 285 helpful votes. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
- Matthew 6:21 ESV / 238 helpful votes. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
- Matthew 6:19 ESV / 219 helpful votes. “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
- Matthew 13:44 ESV / 200 helpful votes. “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
77 Bible Verses about Treasure. Most Relevant Verses. Isaiah 64:11. Verse Concepts. Our holy and beautiful house, Where our fathers praised You, Has been burned by fire; And all our precious things have become a ruin. 2 Kings 24:13. Verse Concepts.
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The word in verse 52 does not mean "treasure"—as in precious metals, jewels, and gems—but "treasure house," "treasury," "storehouse," or "storeroom," where one would store valuables. It is clear in the Greek that it means "a place" and not the actual treasure itself.
