Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 4:53 AM
Site: edulabs.org academy
Course: Activity Examples (Activity Examples)
Glossary: Bible Studies (Yosh Bgosh)
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Widow's MiteThe smallest coins in circulation in Judea at the time of Christ were tiny bronze affairs that had been struck by the Maccabean or Hashmonean kings a century before. These come in several varieties. One common one has the Hebrew inscription "Yahonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews" within a wreath on the front and a cornucopia adorned with ribbons on the back. The lepton or half-prutah was an inconsequential amount of money. It took 32 of them to buy a loaf of bread. |