Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.
A shekel is
Bible References
A shekel is
Leviticus 27:25
Every valuation is to be according to the shekel of the sanctuary, evaluated at 20 gerahs to the shekel.
Numbers 3:47
so collect five shekels for each individual, denominated in shekels of the sanctuary, that is, the shekel that weighs 20 gerahs.
Ezekiel 45:12
The shekel is to weigh 20 gerahs. The mina is to be comprised of three coins weighing 20, 25, and fifteen shekels, respectively.'"