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> Money is an artifact of the state; always has been, always will. Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had n
by clarkmoody 11y ago
> Money is an artifact of the state; always has been, always will.
Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed out for Ephron
the silver that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites,
four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weights current
among the merchants.
Gen 23:16[1]
This silver transaction that occurred thousands of years ago was weight out based on merchant standards. Abraham was a nomad at the time, not belonging to any state. The merchants seem to be the ones who set the weight of the silver currency.
[1] https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gen/23/16/s_23016 https://www.blueletterbible.org/esv/gen/23/16/s_23016
- fineIllregister 11y agoSuch a claim requires the Bible be taken at face value, which is not at all certain. It very well could have been written much later than the date it supposedly occurred by political authorities to promote a specific ethno-religious order.