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Ezekiel

Ezekiel 
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Day 287

"They brought you ivory tusks and ebony"

Text: Ezekiel 27:15

FAMOUS TRADERS

Tyre had famous traders like Togarmah and Dedan. These names may not mean much to the modern reader. But these names were cited because they represented significant trading partners of Tyre.

“Those from the house of Togarmah
traded for your wares with horses, steeds, and mules.
The men of Dedan were your traders;
many isles were the market of your hand.
They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment.”
Ezekiel 27:14-15

1. The house of Togarmah.

a) Togarmah was a descendant of Noah.

b) His father was Japheth (Genesis 10:3).

c) He had built “a house” named after himself.

d) Togarmah traded with Tyre.

e) It paid with:

i) Horses

ii) Steeds

iii) Mules

f) Togarmah’s main strength could be in horse-breeding.

2. The men of Dedan.

a) These were from Saudi Arabia.

b) They were called “Dedanim”.

c) The Dedanim were trading partners.

3. Many isles.

a) The names were not disclosed.

b) But Tyre traded everywhere their ships could land.

4. Ivory

a) It was a prized commodity in those days.

b) Tyre traded in ivory.

5. Ebony

a) This was a dark hard wood.

b) Tyre traded in hard wood too.