This was the standard price of a slave in Egypt and Mesopotamia.1 By God’s stipulating this amount as the redemption price, Israel is reminded of their redemption from slavery in Egypt.
This was the standard price of a slave in Egypt and Mesopotamia.1 By God’s stipulating this amount as the redemption price, Israel is reminded of their redemption from slavery in Egypt.
47 you shall take five shekels per head; you shall take them according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel of twenty gerahs),