Lesson of the widow's mite
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The lesson of the widow's mite or the widow's offering is presented in two of the Synoptic Gospels, when Jesus is teaching in the Temple in Jerusalem. The Gospel of Mark specifies that two mites are t
A bronze mite, also known as a Prutah or Lepton (meaning small), minted by Alexander Jannaeus, King of Judaea, 103–76 BC and still in circulation at the time of Jesus
The Widow's Mite (Le denier de la veuve) - James Tissot
Baroque fresco at Ottobeuren
Coins in the Bible
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A number of coins are mentioned in the Bible, and they have proved very popular among coin collectors.
Lesson of the widow's mite
…set at 1/32 stuiver. More important, they were the very smallest copper coins. By 1611, they were no longer minted, but they were still in circulation. Coins of the Bible Greek lepton…
A denarius of Tiberius