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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 25507749, member: 92212&quot;]Good question.&nbsp; I can see how you could arrive at that conclusion based on most English translations of Genesis. However, the Hebrew word from which &quot;money&quot; was translated actually simply means &quot;silver&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; Below is Genesis 47:14 from Young&#039;s Literal Translation:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>&quot;And Joseph gathereth all the silver that is found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn that they are buying, and Joseph bringeth the silver into the house of Pharaoh.&quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Before the usage of any coins or currency began (which surely included the days of Joseph), precious metals were used for purchases.&nbsp; So, in a way, silver was used as money, however it was not &quot;money&quot; as we think of it today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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