Commerce

In the Urantia Book

Man’s first form of trading was woman exchange; it long preceded horse trading. 69:5.10
trade by barter followed seizure by raids. 69:4.1
Silent barter was first used, securing plazas with fetishes and exchanging grain or animals. Writing had its origin in trade records. 69:4
The early traders were women; they were employed as spies, carrying on commerce as a side line. 69:3.11
international commerce contributes to peace and brotherhood 52:6.3 70:3.4 81:6.19
Commerce, linked with adventure, led to exploration and discovery. 69:4.8
commerce quickly became the most potent influence in the spread of cultural civilization. 69:4.8 79:3.8 81:3

trade, manufacturing, and banking were taught by Prince’s staff 66:5.11-12
commerce appeared ca. 8000 B.C. , when the slowly increasing aridity of the highland regions of central Asia began to drive the Andites to the river bottoms and the seashores. 79:1.3-4
The Dravidians of India and Sumerians were among the earliest peoples to engage in an extensive export and import business 79:3.6-7
there was great commercial relationships between China and Mesopotamia, but this trading ended on 3,000 B.C. 79:7.6
Mediterranean sea-borne commerce was in full swing about 2500 B.C. 80:9.9
Some of man’s very early maritime commerce was established on the inland lakes of Mediterranean 80:1.1
The Nordics continued the trade in amber from the Baltic coast, building up a great commerce with the broadheads of the Danube valley via the Brenner Pass. 80:9.4

Jesus’ advice to rich man on wealth derived from commerce was to apply fairness and honest treatment to deserve wages for his services (132:5.5,17)
Jesus never meddled with others’ temporal business, but what he never accepted was covetousness (165:4.1,4)

Commerce is linked in 2 paragraphs of the text.