Gold: 29 talents = 2,175 lbs = 34,800 oz = $45,240,000 (2018 price c. $1,300/ oz. 730 shekels = 18 lbs = 292oz = 3,796,000. Total: $49,036,000
Silver: 100 talents = 7,500 lbs = 120,000 oz = $1,920,000 (2018 c. $16/oz)
Bronze: 70 talents, 5,250 lbs. @$1.63/lb. = $85,575. Scrap Bronze c. $1.63/ lb. 2,400 shekels = 60 lbs = $98 Total: $85,673
The three metals weigh 15,003 lbs. Seven and a half tons of metal, just for the Tabernacle, much of which was carried by the Kohathites. The sockets, the rods, and pillars were carried in the wagons of the Merarites. Each of the sockets weighed about seventy-five pounds, The total value of the Gold, Silver, and Bronze in the Tabernacle was over $51,000,000 in 2018 prices. This is just for the Tabernacle, the people still had more of everything, including gold, silver, and bronze.
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This article is one of 839 in the four-volume One New Man Bible Companion by Rev. William J. Morford: commentary, word studies, myths corrected, Jewish roots, and maps.
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