GOLD has long been highly prized for fine jewelry and other ornamentation over the centuries. The discovery of gold, with its unique qualities and rarity, have produced sporadic epidemics of "gold fever" throughout the world. Still highly treasured for its qualities and beauty, new uses for gold are making it all the more valuable to mankind.
History of Gold ~ In the beginning, there was gold. Gold was first mentioned in the creation account:
". . . the one encircling the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good."
~ Genesis 2:11,12
Gold is not only the first metal mentioned in the Bible, but it's also the most frequently mentioned.
Other historical evidence of the influence of gold:
- Ancient historical and religious records have been found in the Middle East and in South America inscribed on thin gold sheets.
- In 1873, while searching for the ancient Greek city of Troy, 8,700 golden objects were unearthed, including a crown constructed of 16,000 gold pieces.
- The tomb of the boy-king Tutankhamen contained 3,000-year-old golden relics, including a gold throne, gold shrines, a gold face mask, and a coffin of solid gold.
- Early Spanish ships that sunk off the Florida coast of the United States have recently yielded gold coins, or doubloons, worth millions of dollars.
- Off the coast of Bermuda, a crucifix made of gold with seven emeralds was retrieved from the ocean, valued at between $18,000 and $50,000.
