Wealth and Prosperity in the Bible)

What is ‘Wealth’

Lexham Theological Wordbook Wealth

Wealth in the Bible is associated with physical strength and material abundance. In both the OT and the NT, an individual or group does not have wealth without ample physical prowess or financial prosperity.

Lexham Theological Wordbook Concept Summary

Many words and phrases in the Bible can be translated as “wealth.” Several Hebrew words for wealth primarily mean “strength” and express wealth as a form of economic power

חַיִל (ḥayil, “strength”; Num 31:9)Lexham Theological Wordbook (Concept Summary)

9 The Israelites took the women of Midian and their little ones captive; and they took all their cattle, their flocks, and all their goods as booty.

The New Revised Standard Version (War against Midian)

9 The Israelites took the women of Midian and their little ones captive; and they took all their cattle, their flocks, and all their goods as booty.