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Gerah

Gerah a bean, probably of the carob tree, the smallest weight, and also the smallest piece of money, among the Hebrews, equal to the twentieth part of a shekel (Ex 30:13; Lev 27:25; Num 3:47). This word came i...

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Gerah a bean, probably of the carob tree, the smallest weight, and also the smallest piece of money, among the Hebrews, equal to the twentieth part of a shekel (Ex 30:13; Lev 27:25; Num 3:47). This word came into use in the same way as our word "grain," from a grain of wheat.

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