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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Neal, post: 25508019, member: 43872&quot;]As mentioned, silver, either as articles of use or bulk, served as a medium of exchange.&nbsp; Abraham purchased a field and cave to bury his wife, Sara.&nbsp; Genesis 23:3-20 gives a fascinating account of the details of the transaction.&nbsp; They agreed on a price of 400 shekels of silver, and it says Abraham &quot;weighed out for Ephron the silver...&quot;&nbsp; He weighed it, not counted it.&nbsp; Commodities also served as money.&nbsp; In the book of Job, which seems to describe a time pre-Abraham, Job is described as the richest man in the east, but his wealth is given in numbers of sheep, camels, oxen, donkeys, and servants rather than precious metal. (Job 1:3)&nbsp; Samson paid a gambling debt with clothing. (Judges 14:19)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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