Talent is a part of a weight system and monetary system. In weight, it is 34.2 Kg or 75.5 lbs.
Denarius is a Roman silver coin weighing 3.85 gm and worth approximately 74 cents in today's standard. It had the head of Ceasar on it and was used to pay the head tax required by the Romans.
A shekel could be either gold or silver and was also used as money. Pieces of either gold or silver would be weighed at the time of transaction. This was used before standard coins of a consistent weight and value were put into use. Some inscribed shekels seem to indicate that the average weight was about 11.4 grams.
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.
I think the currency back when Jesus was alive was either shekel or lira
The value of 5000 shekels of brass would depend on the current market price of brass per shekel. You would need to multiply the number of shekels by the per-shekel price of brass to determine the total value.
The brothers sold Joseph for twenty shekels of silver to Ishmaelite traders who took him to Egypt.
Workers in the parable of the vineyard were paid one denarius regardless of the hours worked.
In 1 Chronicles 22:14, King David prepared 100,000 talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver for building the temple. In terms of weight, 100,000 talents of gold would be approximately 3.4 million kilograms, and 1,000,000 talents of silver would be around 34 million kilograms. As for current value, it would depend on the market price of gold and silver at the time of calculation.
Yes, Shekels, Talents and Minas :)
Gold, silver and copper shekels, as well as coins of lesser value in the same metals. One gold shekel was worth 25 silver shekels and could support a small family for several months. Coins of neighboring countries, such as the large Tyrian shekel, were also in circulation. One Tyrian shekel had the exchange rate of eight Israelite shekels.
The plural form for denarius is denarii.
DeNarius McGhee was born in 1991.
Denarius Moore was born in 1989.
NFL player Denarius Moore is 6'-01''.
Denarius Moore plays for the Oakland Raiders.
Five thousand shekels = 50,000 agorot.
Denarius Moore plays Wide Receiver for the Oakland Raiders.
Denarius Moore is number 17 on the Oakland Raiders.
According to World English Dictionary, a Denarius is a Roman gold coin equal to 25 silver denarii. So, a tenth of a denarius equals 2.5 denarii.
I think the currency back when Jesus was alive was either shekel or lira