Kesitah

Kesitah is an ancient Biblical form of monetary measurement that the value or weight of is no longer known.[1] The word is translated from Hebrew meaning, "part, measure, piece of money."

Biblical account

The word appears in Genesis 33:19 and Joshua 24:32 where Jacob paid 100 kesitahs for land near Shechem.[2] The earliest Greek translation translated kesitah as "lamb". After God restored his fortunes, Job received a kesitah from each of his friends (Job 42:11).[2] Subsequently, the kesitah was probably a piece of money of a particular weight, cast in the form of a lamb (or unminted of a certain weight, the price of a lamb).

Archeology

Monuments in Egypt show that such weights were used as a form of currency.[3]

References
  1. "Bible Gateway passage: Job 42 - New International Version". Bible Gateway. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  2. "Kesitah - Holman Bible Dictionary - Dictionaries". StudyLight.org. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  3. "Kesitah | Define Kesitah at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
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