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Study the definition of Treasure; Treasurer; Treasury with multiple Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and find scripture references in the Old and New Testaments.
The English word "treasure" has in the Old Testament at least five somewhat distinct meanings as expressed in the words: "treasure," genaz (Aramaic) or genez (Hebrew), usually meaning "the thing stored"; translated "treasures" in Ezr 6:1, but in 5:17 and 7:
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."
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TREASURE. —The word ‘treasure’ upon the lips of a Hebrew signifies a store of anything that constitutes wealth—of corn and wine and oil, as well as of gold and silver and precious stones (Matthew 13:52). Hence spiritually the word suggests an apt figure of the true eternal riches.
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.
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Almsgiving allows one to convert earthly into heavenly treasure (Matt 19:21-22; Mark 10:21-22; Luke 18:22-23). Still, buried treasure can serve as an image of the kingdom of heaven (Matt 13:44), and treasure in earthen vessels can represent the spiritual life that sustains Christians (2Cor 4:7).
