Talent (measurement)
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The talent was a unit of weight used in the ancient world, often used for weighing gold and silver.
Sumerian tablet with measurement glyphs
Parable of the Talents
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The Parable of the Talents is one of the parables of Jesus. It appears in two of the synoptic, canonical gospels of the New Testament:
Talent (measurement)
…60.25 lb)), in addition to the minuscule weight of 12 ma’in (10.08 grammes). The talent as a unit of value is mentioned in the New Testament in Jesus' Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14–30). The use of the word "talent" to mean "gift or skill" in English and other languages originated from an interpretation of this parable…
The parable of the talents, depicted in a 1712 woodcut. The lazy servant searches for his buried talent, while the two other servants present their earnings to their master.
The Parable of the Talents, depicted by artist Andrei Mironov. Oil on canvas, 2013