16 To Sarah he said, “I am giving your brother a thousand shekels[j] of silver. This is to cover the offense against you before all who are with you; you are completely vindicated.” 17 Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they co...
"Two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the lover of self, even to the contempt of God; the heavenly by the love of God, even to the contempt of self." St. Augustine, DE CIVITATE DEI, Book XIV, Chapter 28
In June 2024, I flew to Israel to support my loved ones in the continuing emergency. The anniversary of my mother’s death fell during my visit, and together with my sister and brother, I went up to Jerusalem to offer prayers at the Wall in memory of our Mum. Afterwards we meandered ...
36 On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the people of Simeon, brought his offering. 37 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled...
When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it, Numbers 7:13, 19His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, ...
s destruction. This is thanks to a malegiant electric hunter roachthat built its nest here. It avoids the settlement to the south and rather catches grazing solitary goats or game. Its digging uncovered trinkets worth 100 shekel, including small batteredsilver ringsstrung up a wire into two ...
The weight of all the 12 silver chargers and the 12 silver bowls amounted unto 2,400 shekels of silver, and the weight of gold in the incense spoons did amount to 120 shekels of gold, which maketh of shekels of silver 1,200, every shekel of gold valuing ten of silver, so that ...
30:11–16) had to be paid in Tyrian shekels, because of their high quality silver]. 15 Jesus made a whip out of cords and forced all of them, ·both [with] the sheep and cattle, to leave the Temple. He turned over the tables and scattered the money of ·those who were ...
And when they came to Capernaum, those who collect two coins of silver as headtax came to Peter and said to him, Would not your master give his two coins? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And when they came to Kapernahum, those who take the two-each quarter-shekels head tax came to ...
weighing a hundred and thirty shekelsThe "shekel" (Hebrew: "שֶׁקֶל" - shekel) was a standard unit of weight and currency in ancient Israel. The specific weight of "a hundred and thirty shekels" highlights the significant and generous nature of the offering. It reflects the...