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  1. 1 Jewish (Tyrian) Shekel: 4 Roman Denarii (or 4 Greek Drachmae) $43.50: An average daily wage of an unskilled worker. Jewish or Tyrian Shekel: 4 Roman Denarii or 4 Greek Drachmae; $174.00: Thirty pieces of silver (probably Tyrian shekels) would have been about $5,220 US, what Judas received to betray Jesus. ½ of a shekel was the Temple tax ...

  2. Sep 29, 2023 · Experts estimate the weight of a silver shekel to be around 11-12 grams. At today’s silver prices, that means that the conversion rate of a silver shekel to dollar is approximately $6-7. For example, in the book of Exodus, God instructs that a half shekel (around 6 grams of silver) should be donated for a census offering.

  3. Jan 14, 2024 · Though the silver weight is uncertain, biblical texts give us an idea of a shekel’s purchasing power. A shekel was about a month’s wage for a common laborer. The Book of Exodus suggests a shekel was worth about 20 gerahs. It could buy one or two sheep, or purchase about 7 kilograms of flour.

  4. Oct 24, 2024 · As of the current market value of silver, which fluctuates daily, this would equate to approximately $10 to $12 USD per shekel. A biblical shekel of silver was equivalent to around 0.6 troy ounces ...

  5. All in One Ancient Biblical Units Converter. Ancient units were used in both monetary transactions and as a measure of weight. This converter can convert between any ancient Biblical units and modern day currencies. We currently support conversion of the ancient unit 'Talent' to modern currencies such as USD and EUR, and to its equivalent weights.

  6. Jan 4, 2022 · The sanctuary shekel would then equal 0.4 of an ounce of gold (20 times 1/50 of an ounce), or 12 grams. Based on a price of 46.43 USD per gram, the approximate value of a sanctuary shekel would be $557.16, in today’s market. An important distinction is that the standard shekel and the sanctuary shekel were two different weights.

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  8. 1 talent = 3000 shekels 1 talent = 50 minas 1 mina = 60 shekels 1 shekel = 2 bekas 1 shekel = 20 gerahs. Converting to modern equivalents. There are many places in the Old Testament where weights of gold and silver are given in talents and / or shekels. It can be interesting to calculate what these would be worth in today's prices.

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