Goldsmiths in the Bible
Idolatrous goldsmiths
Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish,
And gold from Uphaz,
The work of a craftsman and of the hands of a goldsmith… —Jeremiah 10:9 excerpt
As for the graven images, a craftsman casts it,
A goldsmith plates it with gold… —Isaiah 40:19 excerpt
…They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;
They fall down, indeed they worship it. —Isaiah 46:6 excerpt
Every man is senseless, devoid of knowledge;
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his graven images;
For his molten images are a lie,
And there is no breath in them. —Jeremiah 10:14, 51:17
Judean goldsmiths helping rebuild Jerusalem after the Exile
After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and of the merchants, in front of the Inspection Gate, and as far as the upper room of the corner. —Nehemiah 3:31
…Uzziel the son of Harhaiah of the goldsmiths made repairs… —Nehemiah 3:8 excerpt
Between the upper room of the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs. —Nehemiah 3:32
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