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      • "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." In Esther 3:9; 4:7 the Hebrew form is translated "treasury," as is ganzakh in 1 Chronicles 28:11.
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  1. 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.

  2. In Esther 3:9; Esther 4:7 the Hebrew form is translated "treasury," as is ganzakh in 1 Chronicles 28:11. 2. Storehouse: "Storehouse," not the thing stored but the place of storage; 'otsar means depository, cellar, garner, armory, store or treasure-house.

  3. It was here that Jesus saw the poor widow cast in her two mites (Mark 12:41 Luke 21:1-4), and the court is expressly named the "treasury" in John 8:20: "These words spake he in the treasury, as he taught in the temple."

  4. 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.

  5. “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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  7. Treasury. ( Matt. 27:6; Mark 12:41; John 8:20 ). It does not appear that there was a separate building so called. The name was given to the thirteen brazen chests, called "trumpets," from the form of the opening into which the offerings of the temple worshippers were put. These stood in the outer "court of the women."