How did gold become such a symbol of wealth?
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Because humans like shiny bits.
It's an elixir for immortality and pavement in the new city. Everyone wants to walk on gold, but only few will...
New Jerusalem is "pure gold, like clear glass" and its "brilliance [is] like a very costly stone, as a stone of crystal-clear jasper." The street of the city is also made of "pure gold, like transparent glass".
It's pretty.
It has a high melting point.
It is pliable and can be hammered into pieces thinner than human hair.
It's not magnetic.
It's durable.
It doesn't rust.
What amuses me is that some societies used pearls, rocks with holes, bells, and shells for money.
It has a high melting point.
It is pliable and can be hammered into pieces thinner than human hair.
It's not magnetic.
It's durable.
It doesn't rust.
What amuses me is that some societies used pearls, rocks with holes, bells, and shells for money.