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John Gill's Exposition on Ezra 8:26
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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I even weighed unto their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver, etc.] Which, according to Scheuchzer f84 amount to 975,000 imperials, and, of our money, 2,229,450 pounds sterling: and silver vessels one hundred talents; which came to 35,300 pounds, or 50,000 imperials; according to Jarchi, there were one hundred vessels, and every vessel weighed a talent, and so Aben Ezra, which, with Brerewood f85, was three hundred and seventy five pounds: and of gold one hundred talents; which, according to Scheuchzer f86, were equal to 1,222,000 ducats of gold; the value of gold now is above 14 and a 3d to the value of silver, by which may be judged the difference between one hundred talents of gold and one hundred talents of silver; according to David de Pomis f87, there were two sorts of talents; common talents, which weighed sixty pounds, and the talent of the sanctuary, which weighed double to that.
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