Tag Archives: temple tax
25
Nov
Ancient Beka Found Near Temple Mount in Jerusalem
Exodus 30:13-16 This is what everyone who is numbered shall give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as a contribution to the Lord. Everyone who is numbered, from twenty years old and over, shall give the contribution to the Lord....
09
Mar
Temple Coin with Trump Likeness in High Demand
The Sanhedrin is putting their money where their mouth is. Along with the Mikdash Educational Center, the two groups have minted 1,000 coins with the likeness of King Cyrus and Donald Trump. The coins represent the half shekel Temple tax as noted in Exodus 30.
Exodus 30:13-16 This is what everyone who is...