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   Message 55,932 of 57,854   
   SolomonW to All   
   Re: Ravens or Arabs? 1 Kings tanslation    
   06 Sep 18 18:04:01   
   
   From: SolomonW@citi.com   
      
   On Wed, 5 Sep 2018 19:59:06 -0700 (PDT), Oh so rich & successful JTEM   
   wrote:   
      
   >> Money certainly existed then.   
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   > No.   
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   > Money did not exist.   
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   > The cited "Currency" is nothing more than trade of   
   > a commodity by weight.   
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   > Some are traded by volume, some by length or number,   
   > others by weight. This did not magically   
   > transform all commodities into money.   
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   > http://jtem.tumblr.com/post/177766404498   
      
   This this depends on what we define as money.   
      
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