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Originally Posted by 1ofthechosen
David and Goliath was written in the 6th century B.C. look at 1 Samuel 17:4-5 "And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. [5] And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass." |
Actually, I think what you are missing is that it can be, and indeed was, both weight AND money.
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Originally Posted by 1ofthechosen
So I think this shows it couldn't be money, but it was a weight system for precious metals, and things of that nature. A barter system a going rate in weight.
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It was money. But, I'm going to move on.
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