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There is some difference between the chronological dates of Dr. Hales and
those adopted by some other chronologists. Our common version of. the Bible
reckons the time of the revolt of the Ten Tribes, and the beginning of the reigns
of Rehoboam and Jeroboam, to be 975 years B. 0. The dates adopted by Jahn,
as found in Prof. Stowe’s translation, conform to those of the authorized English
version, in which. the chronology of Abp. Usher is adopted. Stackhouse’s tables
do not differ materially from the same. These discrepancies, to be expected from
the absence of positive Scripture data, are of very little account, since they do not
2ct the general results aimed at in chronological calculations.

 

TABLE

OF MONEY, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES, MENTIONED IN THE
SCRIPTURES.

1.—Jewish Money, and its Equivalent in American Coin.

Amonea the most ancient nations uncoined money was first used, the value of
the precious metals being estimated by weight, Gen. xxiii, 16. The first reference
to ccined money in the Bible is found in Ezra ii., 69, and Neh. vii., 70-72, in which
passages is noticed a Persian coin of gold, called dram. The earliest reference to
the coining of money by the Jews is found in the first book of Maccabees, xv., 6,
permission having been granted by Antiochus VII., during the pontificate ot Simona,
140 years before Christ. See History of the Bible, p.484. The following denomi-
nations of money are specified in the Old Testament, as current in Patriarchal and
ancient Jewish times.

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Dolls. | Cts.

 

 

A gerah, one-twentieth of a shekel, Exod. xxx., 18..........-. O| 24
A bekah, half shekel, Exod. xxxVill., 26........00e--eeeeeeee: 0 | 25
A shekel, Levit. xxvii., 8, 25, about........-.eeee eee eens eee -0 | 50
A maneh, 60 shekels, Ezek. xlv., 12...... nance tenn ence eens 30 | 00
A talent, 8,000 shekels, silver, Exod. xxxviii., 25......-.-.--+-: 1,519 | 20

Roman Currency mentioned in the New Iestament. -

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Dolls. | Cts.
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A farthing, brass coin, Matt. x.,29......6.ee5 seeeeeenceees 0; 03

A penny = denarius, Matt. xxii, 19 .....-.- no ee veer eeeeees 0} 14

A stater = “ piece of money,” Matt. xvil., DT .cccccccccsceces 0 | 60

A pound = mina, one-sixtieth of a talent, Luke xix., 18-20....) 14 | 00
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