Shekel of the Sanctuary
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Shekel of the Sanctuary

SHEKEL OF THE SANCTUARY; SACRED SHEKEL

(sheqel ha-qodhesh (Numbers 7 passim)): The same as the silver shekel mentioned under SHEKEL (which see), except in Exodus 38:24, where it is used in measuring gold. The term is used for offerings made for sacred purposes.

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Princely Service.
... a hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed
two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary. ...
/.../taylor/separation and service/part iii princely service.htm

The Early Ministry in Judea
... animals levitically clean and acceptable, and that gifts for the temple treasury
be made in no coin other than the sacred "shekel of the sanctuary." The chief ...
/.../rhees/the life of jesus of nazareth/ii the early ministry in.htm

The Second Cleansing of the Temple
... Pilgrims from a distance needed the sacred money, the half-shekel of the sanctuary,
still coined for this one purpose, to offer for a ransom of their souls ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 11 15-19 the second cleansing.htm

The Fourth Day in Passion-Week - Jesus in his Last Sabbatic Rest ...
... [5577] The shekel of the Sanctuary = 4 dinars. The Jerusalem shekel is found,
on an average, to be worth about 2s. 6d. [5578] Philippians 2:7. ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter viii the fourth day.htm

All Joy in all Trials
... He sets before us a different kind of measure from that which carnal reason would
use: the shekel of the sanctuary was very different from the shekel in common ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 29 1883/all joy in all trials.htm

Travelling in Palestine --Roads, Inns, Hospitality, Custom-House ...
... unto Caesar?" was a sore question, which many an Israelite put to himself as he
placed the emperor's poll-tax beside the half-shekel of the sanctuary, and the ...
/.../sketches of jewish social life/chapter 4 travelling in palestineroads.htm

Jesus Attends the First Passover of his Ministry.
... temple" includes two Greek words; namely, 1. The naos, or sanctuary"the small ... to
pay, for the support of the temple service, one half-shekel annually (Exodus ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xxiv jesus attends the first.htm

A Persuasive to Steadfastness
... true metal of grace so well manufactured, that only omniscience itself can tell
which is the reprobate silver and which is the pure shekel of the sanctuary. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 18 1872/a persuasive to steadfastness.htm

I am Joseph of Arimath??a, who Begged from Pilate the Body of the ...
... was a great mourning to them, on account of the plundering of the sanctuary by the ...
gifts for such brave, honest conduct to the amount of a half shekel of gold ...
/.../unknown/the narrative of joseph of arimathaea/chapter 1 i am joseph.htm

In his Temple
... And it was required that all foreign coin should be changed for a coin called the
temple shekel, which was accepted for the service of the sanctuary. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 16 in his temple.htm

Resources
What was the sanctuary shekel? | GotQuestions.org

What are the modern equivalents of biblical weights and measures? | GotQuestions.org

How many times did Jesus cleanse the temple? Why did He cleanse the temple? | GotQuestions.org

Shekel: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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