Show i I Pieces of Silver The piece of silver 30 of which were paid to Judas in his net act of or betraying betraying be Christ was of ot peculiar interest interest inter inter- est to the Israelites and was always s 's spoken of In their holy books as the shekel of Israel or holy shekel of or the tie sanctuary It was the amount which all nIl Israelites between the ages of ot twenty and ami fifty were required to pay Into the public treasury as fiS a ransom for their delivery during during- their sojourn ln Iu In the wilderness A shekel was worth about CO GO cents In American coin oln Money was however however however how how- ever ever much more valuable at that time lime and the 30 pIeces were vere equal at that duy to o about today toda The fhe shekel was somewhat larger than a half dollar dol dot fur lur aud and tae fal smooth edged On 00 one aids aide it bore the emblem of ot Aarons Aaron's rod as a. mentioned In Num 11 8 8 taro SOT rounded by the Inscription In Hebrew whIch Ui to given Ginn In fn the tho eleventh chapter of ot Leviticus with willa the Ibe words Shekel of Israel l. t 1 |