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What was the dollar value of the gold frankincense myrrh that the wise men brought to Jesus?
It's difficult to say the monetary value at the time of the gift, so...
The market closed today with gold trading at $841.00/10oz Troy (310 grams or a small bullion).
4oz Frankincense tears $3.50
4oz Myrrh tears $3.50
This is assuming the wise men brought the resins in their most natural form as collected from their respective trees rather than having powdered it. Powdered they would both be about a dollar or so more.
Grand total in today's money.... $848.00 but I don't think it was the money they were concerned with but rather the symbolism of the gifts. :) In ancient times any one of the gifts would have been worth a small fortune due to the rarity of the item and the expense to bring it such great distances. That's absurd to think three wealthy sages would travel across the desert for weeks to bring a treasure worth a trinket. A small chest of gold (pure gold) appx. 1/2 cu. ft' or less than 8" square would weigh over 50 pounds. There's no way to be sure how large the gift was but a small chest would have been an appropraite gift for a messiah. At that estimation and todays market the one gift of gold alone would be worth at least a half million dollars. If it was gold coin it could've been more. The other two gifts were more valuable than gold THEN. While there's no way to know how much, it's a good guess they were of comparable value. So, I would guess that the three gifts combined would easily have been worth well over a million bucks. A couple million even. A nice fortune then and now. They had to go into hiding for several years in Egypt. That would've been enough to do so and pay off anyone who stood in their way.
What else can I help you with?
Who brought myrrh to baby jesus?
The wise men. They brought gold, frankincense and myrrh
Where was frankincense from in Jesus' time?
Frankincense and myrrh were both grown in inhospitable areas of southern Arabia.
Who offered gold frankincense and myrrh?
the three wise men/kings. they gave them to baby jesus (supposedly)
What did Matthew record in his Gospel to depict Christ as a King?
The visit of the wise men to the infant Jesus and their kingly gifts to him of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
Were frankincense and myrrh expensive in bible times?
Yes, they were valuable commodities.
Who brought myrrh to baby jesus?
The wise men. They brought gold, frankincense and myrrh
What 3 gifts were presented to baby Jesus?
gold, frankincense and myrrh
What did the three wiseman give Jesus?
The wise men brought gold, myrrh and frankincense.
What gifts were brought to Jesus by the wise men?
The wise men brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to Jesus.
What were the three gifts that were brought to Baby Jesus?
The three gifts brought to Baby Jesus were gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Who brought gold for baby Jesus?
One of the wise men. They brought gold, frankincense and myrrh.
What one of the wise men was said to have brought the baby Jesus?
They brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
What is the three gifts that the wise men brought Jesus?
gold, frankincense, and myrrh
What the wisemen brought Jesus?
According to the Bible the wisemen, we aren't sure if there are three, brought three different gifts.Gold was brought foretelling Jesus' reign as king.Frankincense was brought to refer to his holiness.Myrrh was brought to signify an untimely death.
What are the gitgts the wise men gave to Jesus?
gold, frankincense, and myrrh were The three gifts that the Wise Men brought to Jesus when he was born. What gold is speaks for itself, Myrrh was used as an embalming ointment and was also used in scents and incense it was and still is a very valuable material. frankincense Like Myrrh, Frankincense is a dried tree sap, or resin, primarily used to make incense. It also had great value in the days that Jesus was born.
What were the gifts the wise man gave?
The three wise men are said to have brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to baby Jesus upon his birth, as described in the Bible. Gold symbolized Jesus' kingship, frankincense represented his divinity, and myrrh foreshadowed his sacrificial death.
Who brought gifits and why to jesus?
The three wise men brought gifts for Jesus.They were gold myrrh and frankincense.
