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Ezekiel 45:12 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Ezekiel 45:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 45 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.”
Ezekiel 45:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 45:12
The shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh—This defines the shekel (שֶׁקֶל, basic weight/currency unit) as 20 gerahs (גֵּרָה, smallest unit, ~0.57 grams), and the maneh (מָנֶה, "mina") as 60 shekels (20 + 25 + 15 = 60). Exodus 30:13 and Leviticus 27:25 already established the 20-gerah shekel, but Israel had corrupted standards over time.The unusual formula "twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels" may combat inflated minas circulating in Babylon (where a mina = 50 shekels) by emphatically restoring the prope...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 45:12
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“everyone who passes over to those who are numbered”
“Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll”
“And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.”