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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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.

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

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.