Rev 18:12-13 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Rev 18:12-13: 18:12-13 This cargo list suggests the extent of the wealth Rome pillaged from the rest of its empire (cp. Ezek 27:12-24 ). Some of the most expensive products in the ancient world are mentioned in this indictment of ostentatious materialism and pride.

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bEzek 27:12-24►

‏ Revelation of John 18:12-13

Summary for Rev 18:12-13: 18:12-13 ^a This cargo list suggests the extent of the wealth Rome pillaged from the rest of its empire (cp. Ezek 27:12-24 ^b). Some of the most expensive products in the ancient world are mentioned in this indictment of ostentatious materialism and pride.
18:13 ^c bodies: Rome developed a huge slave market, which some historians have estimated at nearly 20% of the population.