Do we have to pay tithes?

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Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Half shekel wasn't exactly a coin, it was weighted measure. To understand something so vastly ancient you need to look at the words they used. Genesis 23:16 was silver not minted coins, because what on earth did they need to mint coins. The word doesn't even mean a "coin" but weight.

Money comin to ya!

That's what I meant by they had no money that I said earlier. They had weights of worth of trade. But they weren't walking around with knots of cash in their pocket!