But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines, and while he was still alive he sent them eastwards, away from his son Isaac, to the land of the East.
1 Kings 4:30 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt. American Standard Version (1901) And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt. Common English Bible Solomon’s wisdom was greater than all the famous Easterners, greater even than all the wisdom of Egypt. Catholic Public Domain Version And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the East, and of the Egyptians. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the wisdom of Solomon surpassed the wisdom of all the Orientals and of the Egyptians, |
But Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines, and while he was still alive he sent them eastwards, away from his son Isaac, to the land of the East.
King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the world in riches and in wisdom.
His estate included seven thousand sheep and goats, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man among all the people of the east.
I said to myself, ‘See, I have amassed wisdom far beyond all those who were over Jerusalem before me, and my mind has thoroughly grasped wisdom and knowledge.’
therefore I am about to give you to the people of the east as a possession. They will set up their encampments and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.
In every matter of wisdom and understanding that the king consulted them about, he found them ten times , better than all the magicians and mediums in his entire kingdom.
When the magicians, mediums, Chaldeans, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, but they could not make its interpretation known to me.
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
Then Herod, when he realised that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.
So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in his speech and actions.
All the Midianites, Amalekites, and people of the east gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Jezreel Valley.