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NUMBERS 3:50 — KING JAMES VERSION 1
Num 3:49Num 3:51
Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
From the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary — the total redemption revenue (1,365 shekels) is calculated precisely (273 × 5), using the sanctuary shekel as the standard. The financial transaction is recorded with precision, illustrating that sacred economics operate according to exact divine ordinance.
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Elena PetrovaNote1mo ago
Redemption Has a Price
Moses collected the redemption money from those firstborn who exceeded the number of Levites. This is where the theology gets tangible. The Levites were redeemed to serve in place of all the firstborn...
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