as recounted in the Bible." Eli Escusido, director of the Israel Antiquities Authority, said, "The discovery of the half-shekel coin is yet another gift that the Israel Antiquities Authority ...

The Beka was equivalent to the half-shekel, which every person from the age of 20 years and up was required to bring to the Temple.” According to the release, the biblical shekel weighed 11.33 ...

The shekel represents heritage. It has a rich history, dating back to ancient times. The biblical shekel was a silver coin and served as a standard of value. In modern times, Israel adopted the ...

Archaeologists believe the so-called Tyrian Shekel would have been used by pilgrims ... Even though this type of coin is described in biblical texts, not many of these have been found.

The foreign coin is of the denomination used during the turbulent Second Temple period to pay the Biblical half-shekel head-tax. This coming Thursday night (Saturday night for Jerusalemites ...