Revelation 18:13

And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.

Cross-reference

Song of Solomon 4:13 lists many spices (cinnamon, frankincense, myrrh) — identical to Revelation's list.

2 Peter 2:3 Allusion

2 Peter 2:3 warns of false teachers who 'exploit' (make merchandise of) believers—same Greek root as the trade of human souls in Babylon.

1 Timothy 1:10 lists 'enslavers' among lawless acts—directly condemning the trade of 'bodies and souls of men' that Babylon practices.

In Ezekiel 27:13, Tyre's trade included human beings—echoing Babylon's trafficking in 'bodies and souls of men' as a mark of doomed commerce.

Nehemiah 5:8 condemns selling fellow Jews into slavery—echoes the same sin Babylon is judged for in Rev 18:13.

Nehemiah 5:5 reports forcing children into slavery due to debt—directly parallels the trade of human souls in Rev 18:13.

1 Kings 10:25 lists gifts of spices, horses, and robes — directly similar to Revelation's cargo.

Deuteronomy 24:7 repeats the death penalty for man-stealing—reinforces the biblical condemnation of trading human beings.

Exodus 21:16 commands death for stealing and selling a person—directly condemns the slave trade Babylon engages in.

In Genesis 37:27, Joseph is sold as a slave—a concrete example of the human trafficking Babylon engages in.

Joel 3:3 Parallel

Joel 3:3 describes selling children for wine — a direct parallel to trading human souls for luxury goods in Revelation.

Zechariah 11:5 portrays shepherds buying and selling the flock for profit — mirroring Babylon's commerce in human souls.

Amos 2:6 Parallel

In Amos 2:6, selling the righteous for silver parallels the commodification of people in Babylon's trade list.

Psalm 44:12 Parallel

Psalm 44:12 says God sold His people for a trifle—highlighting the devaluation of human life seen in Babylon's slave trade.

Ezekiel 22:25 condemns prophets who 'devour human lives' — the same commodification of souls seen in Babylon's slave trade.

Amos 6:6 Parallel

Amos 6:6 condemns drinking wine and anointing with fine oils while ignoring oppression—same luxury goods Babylon trades in.

Amos 8:6 Parallel

In Amos 8:6, buying the poor for silver similarly condemns treating humans as cheap goods, mirroring Babylon's slave trade.

2 Chronicles 9:9 also describes queen of Sheba's spices — same parallel as 1 Kings 10:10.

1 Kings 10:10 records queen of Sheba's lavish gifts of spices — paralleling Babylon's trade.

Proverbs 7:17 uses cinnamon and myrrh in seduction — linking luxury to immorality.