Thematic Bible: Talent


Thematic Bible



To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey.

Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’

When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him.


The silver of those of the congregation who were numbered was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; a beka a head (that is, half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary), for each one who passed over to those who were numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for 603,550 men.


Then he took the crown of their king from his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoil of the city in great amounts.

And huge hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, *came down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague *was extremely severe.


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