silver in it mineral form = pure silver.
In The Bible, silver is often associated with wealth and money. It is mentioned numerous times in relation to payment, currency, and value. Additionally, silver was widely used as a form of currency in ancient times, so it symbolizes monetary worth in many biblical contexts.
There is no historical record indicating that Judas' 30 pieces of silver were ever recovered. After Judas returned the silver to the chief priests and elders, they decided to use the money to buy a potter's field.
The Israelite tribe that turned Samson over to the Philistines for money was the tribe of Judah. They handed him over in exchange for silver.
Simon the sorcerer in the Bible wanted to buy the power of the Holy Spirit. He offered money to the Apostles Peter and John in the Book of Acts, hoping to obtain this power for himself. However, Peter rebuked him for his greed and told him that the gift of the Holy Spirit cannot be bought with money.
The talents, denarii, and shekels were units of weight and currency used in ancient times. The talent was a large unit used for measuring weight or value, the denarius was a Roman silver coin, and the shekel was a unit of weight used in the Hebrew Bible.
The gospels do not make it clear exactly who gave Judas the thirty pieces of silver to betray Jesus.The closest we get is:-Then went one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests, and said to them: What will you give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver. (Matthew 26:14-5)Which implies that it was the priests of the temple collectively that gave Judas this money.
silver
copper, nickel, silver...
The Bible says that you can't serve both God and money because, God can do ANYTHING! Money can only buy you stuff. It's very simple.
They're all worth something due to their silver content, but anything beyond that varies by year and condition.
The first usage of money in the Bible is when Abraham buys a burial plot for Sarah from the Hittites for 400 shekels of silver (Genesis 23). The second usage is when Joseph is sold by his brothers to the Ishmaelites for 20 pieces of silver (Genesis 37:28). How much do you think these amounts would be worth in modern currency?
In the King James version the word - money - appears 140 times the word - moneychangers - appears twice Other words for money appear also, such gold and silver.
In the King James version the word - money - appears 140 times the word - moneychangers - appears twice Other words for money appear also, such gold and silver.
He had looked through The Bible and had seen that the Bible didn't say anything about indulgences. He figured that they were traditional and that was a way that the church was making money.
No, where did you get that? No. The Bible doesn't say anything like that.
Since Gold is a mineral, gold is worth the most money. It's near $1,000 an ounce
Money is whatever society agrees to have value attached to it, whether it's sheets of paper, gold and silver coins, sea shells, or anything else.
A mineral resource that can be mined and processed at a profit is called an ore.