Currencies
Gerah
The gerah is the subunit of the sanctuary shekel: twenty gerah make one shekel. The census ransom of half a shekel is reckoned by this standard.
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Currencies
Value
Twenty gerah to the shekel
First mention
Exodus 30:13
Exodus 30SilverWeight
Scripture references
- Exodus 30:13
Everyone subject to the census will pay half a shekel, reckoning by the sanctuary shekel: twenty gerah to the shekel. This half-shekel will be set aside for Yahweh.