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... mentioned was the denarius , which , at the time of our Lord's ministry , was equivalent in value to about sevenpence half - penny of our money . With the decline of the Roman empire , the denarius was , by degrees , 66 debased ; and ...
... mentioned was the denarius , which , at the time of our Lord's ministry , was equivalent in value to about sevenpence half - penny of our money . With the decline of the Roman empire , the denarius was , by degrees , 66 debased ; and ...
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... mention of these cities in the same sentence with Bethsaida and Chorazin , he seems to allude to the idolatrous ... mentioned by. inviolable . In the field are a monogram , and the characters OI , i . e . year 19 of the era of the ...
... mention of these cities in the same sentence with Bethsaida and Chorazin , he seems to allude to the idolatrous ... mentioned by. inviolable . In the field are a monogram , and the characters OI , i . e . year 19 of the era of the ...
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John Yonge Akerman. This is probably an example of the pieces mentioned by Josephus 12 as coins of Tyre , containing four attic drachmas . The titles of " holy , " or " sacred and inviolable , " boasted by many Greek cities , and ...
John Yonge Akerman. This is probably an example of the pieces mentioned by Josephus 12 as coins of Tyre , containing four attic drachmas . The titles of " holy , " or " sacred and inviolable , " boasted by many Greek cities , and ...
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... mention is made of the didrachma . 18 This was the half - shekel , which the Jews were commanded to pay yearly for the support of the temple . 19 On the taking of Jerusalem by the Romans , they were compelled to pay this sum to Jupiter ...
... mention is made of the didrachma . 18 This was the half - shekel , which the Jews were commanded to pay yearly for the support of the temple . 19 On the taking of Jerusalem by the Romans , they were compelled to pay this sum to Jupiter ...
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... mentioned in this chapter was Antipas , the son of Herod the Great , nominated in the will of that tyrant Tetrarch 28 of Galilee and Petrea . His sway appears to have been mild , especially when compared with that of his brother ...
... mentioned in this chapter was Antipas , the son of Herod the Great , nominated in the will of that tyrant Tetrarch 28 of Galilee and Petrea . His sway appears to have been mild , especially when compared with that of his brother ...
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