In the Bible, how much was Joseph sold for to the Ishmaelites?
Genesis 37:12-36 New International Version (NIV):
"So when the merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt."
Note: A shekel is 14 grams of silver.
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28 Comments
Hugh Evans
The ultimate betrayal.....selling your own brother
gridirongreen
Hugh Evans, My brother sold me into slavery for a nickel and the buyer returned me and demanded his money back.
mlhoover
What pain the brothers brought on their father. Joseph certainly was a forthright man. Beauty followed all the hardships. Have faith, there's always a silver lining, if you look.
cgrhm
hearsay, of course.
elizawheeler
A preview of Jesus and Judas.
Tal Segal
The coin presented is from the year 69AD. On the right the inscription reads in Hebrew "Holy Jerusalem". On the left it reads: "Israel Shekel" and just above the cup it reads, initialized, Third year to the uprising". The coin was minted by the Jews in Judea during the uprising which begun in 66 AD, climaxed with the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 and ended with the fall of Masada in 73.
Player
He was undervalued.
tbear
Todd Cates, 👍😊
Christina McKenzie
No. It was 20. Jesus was betrayed fo 30 pieces of silver.Billy McDermott,
Rashi Rosenzweig
They left him in the pit. Merchants pulled him out and sold him to the Ishamelites. The brothers didn't sell him at all.
Sherrie Mckendrick
Can you show us these facts?Ahmad Khairi,
skipsmart
I guessed and got it right
Dennis Walker
Billy McDermott, maybe for evidence read Genesis 37:12-36 instead of Google
Elsy O. Stromberg
HUMBERTO IS ON A ROLL
Peter de Loriol
Controversial! Was it the Ishmaelites or the Egyptian High priest? Conflicting stories - then again that is what is fascinating about history
lmjmom
Got it.