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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(kingly). A Persian coin of
gold
and
silver
; former worth about five dollars; latter fifty cents. “
Dram
” (
1 Chron. 29:7
7
And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. (1 Chronicles 29:7)
;
Ezra 2:69
69
They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments. (Ezra 2:69)
;
Neh. 7:70-72
70
And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments.
71
And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
72
And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments. (Nehemiah 7:70‑72)
).
From
Manners and Customs of the Bible
:
Ezra 2:69
69
They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments. (Ezra 2:69)
. Threescore and one thousand drams of
gold
.
The coin referred to here and in
Ezra 8:27
27
Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold. (Ezra 8:27)
and also in
Nehemiah 7:71-72
71
And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
72
And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments. (Nehemiah 7:71‑72)
, is the Persian daric. It was a thick piece of gold having on one side the
figure
of a king with
bow
and
javelin
, or bow and dagger, and on the other an irregular oblong depression. The weight of the daric was from 124 to 129 grains troy. Its value has been variously estimated; it was probably not far from
six
dollars, gold.
Related Books and Articles:
373. The Persian Daric
From:
Manners and Customs of the Bible
By:
James M. Freeman
Call: 1-630-543-1441
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