Identifier: essayonwesternci01cunn (find matches)
Title: An essay on western civilization in its economic aspects ..
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Cunningham, W. (William), 1849-1919
Subjects: Economic history Civilization
Publisher: Cambridge (Eng) : The University press
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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oses; while it seems probable thatsome of the tribute of conquered peoples was also paid inkind^ But, though this served for internal taxation, therecan be little doubt that Solomon would exact a revenue inmoney or gifts from the trader who passed along the caravanroute which traversed the country. There was abundant oppor-tunity for levying tolls; this is the most obvious way of raisinga revenue, and may have been the underlying cause of many ofthe disputes of which we read in the Old Testament history*. ^ Neh. V. lo. 2 Exodus xxii. 25 ; Lev. xxv. 36, 37 ; Deut. xxiii. 19, 20. ^ I Kings iv. 7. * r Kings iv. 6, 7 and 22—24. Compare the Domesday phrase, firmaunius noctis. ^ Mesha, king of Moab, paid 100,000 rams and 100,000 lambs as tributeto Ahab : he probably paid in the same fashion earlier. 2 Kings iii. 4. ^ The conflict of the Philistines and Israel at Gilboa has been attributedto a desire to push the Hebrew influence along the great caravan road.Maspero, Histoirc Ancienne, 324.
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To face p. II.) Judaea. 49 20. There can at least be no doubt that Solomon, asKing of Judah and Israel, took full advantage Royal Com-of his position in order to engage in trade on merce.his own account. He founded commercial emporia at conve-nient points, and organised expeditions which were similar tothe Egyptian voyages to the land of Punt. The king hadat sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram ; once everythree years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, andsilver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks\ It is worth noticingtoo that the Israehtes were dependent on Phoenician assist-ance, not only for Mediterranean voyages as the Egyptianshad been, but for the expeditions on the Red Sea as well.Solomon made a navy of ships in PIzion-geber, on theshore of the Red Sea. And Hiram sent in the navy hisservants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with theservants of Solomon. And they came to Ophir, and fetchedfrom thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, andbrought it to king S

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