GOLD

abandoned towns and mines: g92 5/8 32

Abu Dhabi vending machines: g 4/11 27

alluvial: w16.08 18

“apples of gold in silver carvings” (Pr 25:11): w19.02 15; w99 1/15 23; w94 1/15 32

Australia: g 2/11 19-21; g05 9/22 24-26

basic facts: g98 9/22 27

Brazil:

Ouro Prêto (black gold): g02 5/8 22-24

captured cities: it-1 982-983

Colombia: yb90 97, 102-103

discussion: it-1 982-983; g05 9/22 24-27

efforts to turn lead into: cf 145

Egypt: g99 12/8 29

from refuse: g02 12/22 28; g92 9/22 29

from sewage: g 2/10 30

history: g98 9/22 25-27

mining deaths: g90 12/22 29; g87 2/8 30

money:

counterfeit coins (Japan): g90 6/22 29

drachma: it-1 648; nwt 1697

talent: it-2 1063

nuggets: w16.08 18

Ophir: it-2 558; w10 6/1 15

ore: w16.08 19

“perishes” (1Pe 1:7): w01 8/1 32

refining:

ancient times: it-2 764

bacteria help extract: g89 8/22 29; g88 3/8 30

Solomon’s revenue: it-1 982; w08 11/1 22; w98 5/15 3; w96 10/15 8-9

Spain:

art of damascene: g05 1/22 16-18

Las Médulas: g01 1/22 22-23

statues of Buddha:

purchased to avoid inheritance tax (Japan): g90 11/22 29

symbolic: re 25

“buy from me gold” (Re 3:18): re 68-69

“crown of refined gold” (Ps 21:3): w06 5/15 18; w86 8/15 20

“earring of gold” (Pr 25:12): w97 12/15 32

“golden bowl” (Ec 12:6): it-1 983, 1050; it-2 1154; w99 11/15 17

“golden cup” (Jer 51:7): it-1 238

‘golden cup full of disgusting things’ (Re 17:4): re 245; w89 4/15 13

“golden girdles” (Re 1:13; 15:6): it-1 655; re 25, 218-219

head of gold (Da 2): it-1 983, 1186; dp 50-51

New Jerusalem (Re 21:18, 21): re 307-308

tabernacle and temple: it-1 982-983

Solomon’s temple: it-2 558; w96 10/15 9

swearing by: jy 252-253; gt chapter 109; w90 2/15 8-9

termites mine: g97 9/8 29

United States:

gold rush (California): g05 9/22 24; w93 8/1 32

value: it-1 982; w02 12/1 15

why so costly: w89 12/1 15-16

wisdom and faith better: it-1 983; w16.08 18-19; w16.12 18; w01 8/1 32