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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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      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
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          • 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

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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
            6 hours ago











          • 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
            6 hours ago






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            You gave a very "talented" answer!

            – DanF
            2 hours ago
















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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
























          • 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
            6 hours ago











          • 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
            6 hours ago






          • 1





            You gave a very "talented" answer!

            – DanF
            2 hours ago














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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).







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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
            6 hours ago











          • 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
            6 hours ago






          • 1





            You gave a very "talented" answer!

            – DanF
            2 hours ago



















          • 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
            6 hours ago











          • 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
            6 hours ago






          • 1





            You gave a very "talented" answer!

            – DanF
            2 hours ago

















          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
          6 hours ago





          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
          6 hours ago













          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
          6 hours ago





          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
          6 hours ago




          1




          1





          You gave a very "talented" answer!

          – DanF
          2 hours ago





          You gave a very "talented" answer!

          – DanF
          2 hours ago



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