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How much?
The biblical terms “shekels” and “talents” may be unfamiliar, but their uses in ancient times are perfectly up-to-date even today: public-works funding, purchases, fees and bribes. Originally shekels and talents were units of weight. Stone weights in multiples or fractions of a shekel were used to weight quantities of gold or silver. The shekel in Israelite times averaged about 11.4 grams (0.4 ounce); a talent equaled 3,000 shekels.
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What was the value of the books of magic burned at Ephesus?
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50,000 pieces of silver (Acts 19:19)
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How many talents of gold and silver did David provide to Solomon in order to build the Temple in Jerusalem?
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1,100,000 (100,000 of gold and 1,000,000 of silver—1 Chronicles 22:14)
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Among the Israelites, according to Deuteronomy, what was the statute of limitations (after which a suit for return is barred) for debts?
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7 years (Deuteronomy 15:1)
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What was the total weight of the gold earrings that Gideon collected from the men of Israel in return for freeing them from the hand of Midian?
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1,700 shekels (Judges 8:26)
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In order to persuade King Ahasuerus to order the destruction of the Jews, how many talents of silver did Haman offer as a bribe?
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10,000 (Esther 4:9)
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What was the total weight of the gold that Abraham’s servant gave to Rebekah when inquiring for lodging in her father’s house?
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10.5 shekels (Genesis 24:24)
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After Moses set up the tabernacle in the wilderness and anointed the altar, the tribal leaders made a dedication offering. What was the combined weight of the gold and silver of the dedication offering?
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2,520 shekels (Numbers 7:84–86)
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How many talents did the master distribute to his servants in the parable of the talents?
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8 (Matthew 25:14–15)
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How many shekels of silver did Abraham pay to Ephron the Hittite to purchase the cave of Machpelah as a burial place for his wife Sarah?
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400 (Genesis 23:16)
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How many pieces of money did Jacob pay to the sons of Hamor for the land in Shechem where he pitched his tent and erected an altar?
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100 (Genesis 33:19)
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How many shekels of silver did Jeremiah pay to his cousin Hanamel for the field at Anathoth?
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17 (Jeremiah 32:9)
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How many pieces of silver were paid to Judas to betray Jesus?
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30 (Matthew 26:15)
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How much?
The biblical terms “shekels” and “talents” may be unfamiliar, but their uses in ancient times are perfectly up-to-date even today: public-works funding, purchases, fees and bribes. Originally shekels and talents were units of weight. Stone weights in multiples or fractions of a shekel were used to weight quantities of gold or silver. The shekel in Israelite times averaged about 11.4 grams (0.4 ounce); a talent equaled 3,000 shekels.
