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The Megillah states that Haman gave 10,000 Talents of silver to King Achasverous.



What is the value of a talent of silver in their age and the value now?










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    The Megillah states that Haman gave 10,000 Talents of silver to King Achasverous.



    What is the value of a talent of silver in their age and the value now?










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      The Megillah states that Haman gave 10,000 Talents of silver to King Achasverous.



      What is the value of a talent of silver in their age and the value now?










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          Jewish Encyclopedia writes a heavy talent was 60 kilograms, a light talent 30 kilograms, and there's an opinion (very bottom) it is 20 kilograms. 10,000 talents would then be between 200-600 tons of silver.



          At today's price of 500 USD/kilo of silver this would be between 100 and 300 million dollars.



          The first three sources I found on this topic all concur with the range above (here, here and there).






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          • You wouldn't expect a standard talent to be anything heavier than what one or two strong people could carry; it would be ridiculously unwieldy.

            – Shalom
            Mar 4 at 10:20











          • Like with today's gold ingot which was central banks store, the talent of those days was further broken down in minas (1/60 of a talent) and shekels (1/60 of a mina). Talents were reference units, not what you'd use day to day

            – mbloch
            Mar 4 at 10:22






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            You gave a very "talented" answer!

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          Jewish Encyclopedia writes a heavy talent was 60 kilograms, a light talent 30 kilograms, and there's an opinion (very bottom) it is 20 kilograms. 10,000 talents would then be between 200-600 tons of silver.



          At today's price of 500 USD/kilo of silver this would be between 100 and 300 million dollars.



          The first three sources I found on this topic all concur with the range above (here, here and there).






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          • You wouldn't expect a standard talent to be anything heavier than what one or two strong people could carry; it would be ridiculously unwieldy.

            – Shalom
            Mar 4 at 10:20











          • Like with today's gold ingot which was central banks store, the talent of those days was further broken down in minas (1/60 of a talent) and shekels (1/60 of a mina). Talents were reference units, not what you'd use day to day

            – mbloch
            Mar 4 at 10:22






          • 2





            You gave a very "talented" answer!

            – DanF
            Mar 4 at 15:01











          • 😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍

            – Rh Haokip
            Mar 8 at 7:34
















          8














          Jewish Encyclopedia writes a heavy talent was 60 kilograms, a light talent 30 kilograms, and there's an opinion (very bottom) it is 20 kilograms. 10,000 talents would then be between 200-600 tons of silver.



          At today's price of 500 USD/kilo of silver this would be between 100 and 300 million dollars.



          The first three sources I found on this topic all concur with the range above (here, here and there).






          share|improve this answer
























          • You wouldn't expect a standard talent to be anything heavier than what one or two strong people could carry; it would be ridiculously unwieldy.

            – Shalom
            Mar 4 at 10:20











          • Like with today's gold ingot which was central banks store, the talent of those days was further broken down in minas (1/60 of a talent) and shekels (1/60 of a mina). Talents were reference units, not what you'd use day to day

            – mbloch
            Mar 4 at 10:22






          • 2





            You gave a very "talented" answer!

            – DanF
            Mar 4 at 15:01











          • 😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍

            – Rh Haokip
            Mar 8 at 7:34














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          Jewish Encyclopedia writes a heavy talent was 60 kilograms, a light talent 30 kilograms, and there's an opinion (very bottom) it is 20 kilograms. 10,000 talents would then be between 200-600 tons of silver.



          At today's price of 500 USD/kilo of silver this would be between 100 and 300 million dollars.



          The first three sources I found on this topic all concur with the range above (here, here and there).






          share|improve this answer













          Jewish Encyclopedia writes a heavy talent was 60 kilograms, a light talent 30 kilograms, and there's an opinion (very bottom) it is 20 kilograms. 10,000 talents would then be between 200-600 tons of silver.



          At today's price of 500 USD/kilo of silver this would be between 100 and 300 million dollars.



          The first three sources I found on this topic all concur with the range above (here, here and there).







          share|improve this answer












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          • You wouldn't expect a standard talent to be anything heavier than what one or two strong people could carry; it would be ridiculously unwieldy.

            – Shalom
            Mar 4 at 10:20











          • Like with today's gold ingot which was central banks store, the talent of those days was further broken down in minas (1/60 of a talent) and shekels (1/60 of a mina). Talents were reference units, not what you'd use day to day

            – mbloch
            Mar 4 at 10:22






          • 2





            You gave a very "talented" answer!

            – DanF
            Mar 4 at 15:01











          • 😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍

            – Rh Haokip
            Mar 8 at 7:34



















          • You wouldn't expect a standard talent to be anything heavier than what one or two strong people could carry; it would be ridiculously unwieldy.

            – Shalom
            Mar 4 at 10:20











          • Like with today's gold ingot which was central banks store, the talent of those days was further broken down in minas (1/60 of a talent) and shekels (1/60 of a mina). Talents were reference units, not what you'd use day to day

            – mbloch
            Mar 4 at 10:22






          • 2





            You gave a very "talented" answer!

            – DanF
            Mar 4 at 15:01











          • 😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍

            – Rh Haokip
            Mar 8 at 7:34

















          You wouldn't expect a standard talent to be anything heavier than what one or two strong people could carry; it would be ridiculously unwieldy.

          – Shalom
          Mar 4 at 10:20





          You wouldn't expect a standard talent to be anything heavier than what one or two strong people could carry; it would be ridiculously unwieldy.

          – Shalom
          Mar 4 at 10:20













          Like with today's gold ingot which was central banks store, the talent of those days was further broken down in minas (1/60 of a talent) and shekels (1/60 of a mina). Talents were reference units, not what you'd use day to day

          – mbloch
          Mar 4 at 10:22





          Like with today's gold ingot which was central banks store, the talent of those days was further broken down in minas (1/60 of a talent) and shekels (1/60 of a mina). Talents were reference units, not what you'd use day to day

          – mbloch
          Mar 4 at 10:22




          2




          2





          You gave a very "talented" answer!

          – DanF
          Mar 4 at 15:01





          You gave a very "talented" answer!

          – DanF
          Mar 4 at 15:01













          😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍

          – Rh Haokip
          Mar 8 at 7:34





          😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍

          – Rh Haokip
          Mar 8 at 7:34



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