Bible Dictionary
Gold
Gold was a highly valued metal used for wealth, jewelry, royal display, and the construction and furnishing of the tabernacle and temple. Scripture also uses it as a symbol of purity, honor, riches, and what is most precious.
Biblical Usage
Gold was used for jewelry, royal objects, the tabernacle, the temple, sacred vessels, and idols. It symbolizes riches, purity, honor, incorruptibility, nobility, and what is most precious. The Babylonian empire is represented as a head of gold.
Scripture References
Exodus 25:11
1 Chronicles 28:18
2 Chronicles 3:5
1 Kings 6:20
1 Kings 7:49
Job 28:17
Psalms 19:10
Psalms 21:3
Job 36:19
Job 28:16
Job 28:19
Psalms 45:9
Proverbs 25:12
Isaiah 13:12
Proverbs 8:10
Proverbs 16:16
Zechariah 9:3
Genesis 2:11
Genesis 24:22
1 Chronicles 22:14
Nahum 2:9
Daniel 3:1
2 Chronicles 1:15
1 Kings 9:28
1 Kings 10:1
Daniel 2:38
Genesis 43:21
2 Chronicles 9:9
1 Kings 6:22
Esther 1:6
Jeremiah 10:9