When Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum. From Mt. Hermon through Galilee to Capernaum. See map. Does your teacher pay the temple tax? Every Jewish male over twenty years old paid a yearly tax to support the Temple (Exodus 30:12; 2 Chronicles 24:5). This was a half-shekel, a silver coin worth about $13.00 in "1974 dollars." [The figures given in older books are from an era when the best suit of clothes sold for $9.00.]

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Old Testament