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〈 Job 1:3 〉
His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. (Job 1:3)
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Substance.
Heb. miqneh, “cattle,” from the root qanah, “to acquire property.” The wealth of the East was largely counted in terms of cattle.
Sheep.
Heb. so’n, a word referring to both sheep and goats. These animals provided food and clothing.
Camels.
These made commerce possible with remote areas.
Asses.
The usual domestic beasts of burden.
Great household.
The many servants who performed the labor.