The Bible hand-book: an introduction to the study of Sacred Scripture . Half Shekel, Obverse, Chatzi ha Shekel. Half Shekel. A cup or chalice; above the year , Jerushalaim ha-kedoshah, Jerusalem the Holy. A triple the silver shekels, there were also copper coins made in the fourth Copper Half-piece of Simon Maccabseus. Obverse, Shenath arba Chatzi, In the fourth year — one-half. Two bunchesof thickly-leaved branches, between which is a citron. Reverse, Ligeullath Zion, The Redemption of Zion. A palm tree betweentwo baskets filled with dates and other fruits. There
The Bible hand-book: an introduction to the study of Sacred Scripture . Half Shekel, Obverse, Chatzi ha Shekel. Half Shekel. A cup or chalice; above the year , Jerushalaim ha-kedoshah, Jerusalem the Holy. A triple the silver shekels, there were also copper coins made in the fourth Copper Half-piece of Simon Maccabseus. Obverse, Shenath arba Chatzi, In the fourth year — one-half. Two bunchesof thickly-leaved branches, between which is a citron. Reverse, Ligeullath Zion, The Redemption of Zion. A palm tree betweentwo baskets filled with dates and other fruits. There are also the quarter and sixth (the smaller) part of the shekel in copper. 1 Numismatists differ as to the reverse type of the Jewish shekel coins of Simon. Madden says, The reverse type has usuallybeen considered to represent Aarons rod thatbudded. And, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and broughtforth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. (Numbers xvii. 8.) The tripleblossom has certainly not much resemblance to the almond-blossom, and Cavedoni pre-fers seeing a hyacinth sty lily, according to the words of Holy Writ, I will be as dewupon Israel, and he shall bloom like a lily. (Hosea xiv. 6 ; cf. Isaiah xxvii. 6 ; xxv. 1.)Poole, in the Cycl. of Bibl. Lit., pref
Size: 2333px × 1071px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectbible, bookyear1883
