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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.
Discover the meaning of Treasury in the Bible. Study the definition of Treasury with multiple Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and find scripture references in the Old and New Testaments.
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spends it up. Topicalbible.org. Easton's Bible Dictionary. Treasure cities. Store cities which the Israelites built for the Egyptians (Exodus 1:11). (see PITHOM.)
Treasury. (Mark 12:41; Luke 21:1) a name given by the rabbins to thirteen chests in the temple, called trumpets from their shape. They stood in the court of the women. It would seem probable that this court was sometimes itself called "the treasury" because it contained these repositories. Easton's Bible Dictionary.
In Matthew 27:6 the word for "treasury" is korbanas; compare the Revised Version margin. See CORBAN. TREASURER ('atsar, gedhabhar, gizbar, cakhan; oikonomos): (1) 'Atsar, meaning primarily "to store up," and hence, one who lays up in store, i.e. a "treasurer": "I made treasurers over the treasuries" (Nehemiah 13:13).
“Treasure” and “treasury” are also used as illustrations or figures of speech. Israel was God's treasure (Exodus 19:5). This is reflected in the idea of Christians as God's own people (1 Peter 2:9). A person's memory is a treasure (Proverbs 2:1; Proverbs 7:1). Fear (awe) of the Lord was Israel's treasure (Isaiah 33:6).
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1. Treasure. 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 7:20 translated "treasure-house": "search made in the king's treasure-house."