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We are,
Pastor James Dean Hamm
The Apostle Paul Jesse Avalos &
Griselda "The Grace Of God Almighty" Hamm
We are servants of The Most High God.
Our God is the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob.
Our God is also known as The Mighty One Of Jacob.
I am the Custodian of Ramah Congregational Church in Highland, California
My wife and I are Teachers & Teachers Aides at Immanuel Baptist Church in Highland, California
We are 1 in The Almighty Yahweh God, His LivingWord and His Holy Spirit.
Mine & My families names in hebrew are
Isaac & Rebecca (in-laws)
Jan (Janus) Marlene (Magdalene) Hamm & Justice Ham (Blood Borne)
Jacob (Israel, Job, Obed, Obediah, James, Justus, Jamin) Dean (Justice) Hamm (Ham)
Griselda Grace (Deborah, Rachel, Anne, Mary, Amanda, Sophia, Charity, Hope) Hamm (Ham)
Rudy (Rudolph, RUDDY, aDAM, rED MAN) Paul (Saul, Saulos, Paulos) Jesse (Ieshay) Avalos (Avalon)
Who We Are
according to not us, but according to,
The Holy Bible
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
Blessed is He who in the name of charity and goodwill, shepards the weak through the valley of darkness, for He is truly His brothers keeper and the finder of lost children.
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger, those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers,
and you will know my name is The Lord God Of Hosts, when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
Touch not my annointed and do my prophets no harm. For no weapon formed against them shall prosper. How beautiful are on the mountains are the feet of they who preach the gospel, for they shall laugh at the tribulation ahead and they shall stand in their lot in the last days.
For those who are wise shall in the last days shall fall, to try them and to purge them and to show them what their latter end will be. Those who bring their brethren BACK to righteousness shall shine like the stars FOREVER.
The Lord has given of the hidden manna to some to humble them and to show them what their latter end will be.
GE 5:32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
1CH 1:8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put and Canaan.
Noah was the first shipbuilder. He also was the founder then of the fist Navy and of the first shipbuilders. He has 3 sons. One of them was cursed until the curse was reversed. The son that was cursed was Ham who has 4 sons.
So Shem, Ham and Japeth had a Father that was a shipbuilder.
My father is a shipbuilder and he has 3 sons. I am Ham and so of course, I have 4 sons.
The father of James was Alpheus and Zebedee. He was a fisherman who worked for his father who had a fish market. My father, before he became a shipbuilder, also worked for his father as a fisherman in his fathers fish market.
Like Jacob, I lived for 17 years in Egypt and served money 14 of it for my 2 wives. I was blessed by the money brothers whom I served for 17 years and after a brief quarrel was sent through the Passover on the very day Jesus rose from the dead which is known to some as Easter as Stater Brothers sent me away and the last day at work was Passover Sunday 4/16/2001. 4/20/2001 I was sent from Egypt by Pharoah but would not receive my children from Him until later on as he didn't want to lose us and wanted our blessing before we were to leave.
A man told me who represented The Money Brothers to "render unto Ceasar what is Ceasars and to render unto God what is God's." This was to tell me that my whole life I had rendered my heart, mind, soul and strength unto Ceasar and now it is was time to render my heart, mind, soul and strength unto God as I was now His.
This happened to me around my 17th year in Egypt when I prayed that the Lord would take my job and would let me serve Him. Though the Money Brothers could have and should have fired me, rightfully so, they never could until I prayed this prayer which then actually caused them to fire me for what everybody else does including me. I then lost the court hearing for unemployment to show me that man would no longer help me and I would have to look to God.
I once saw my wife and I at the Social Services Office trying to get Hotel vouchers from two women who turned us down and I saw myself say to them, "foxes have dens and birds have nests but the son of man has nowhere to lay his head." Then we went into the street to live as the Hebrews did when they left Egypt. We lived in tents which are called Tabernacles which are a NT and OT verses dealing with 9:11 in Amos 9:11 and Hebrews 9:11 which say that the Church of Jesus Christ is the Tabernacle which has come. Tabernacles are movable tents so that if you can't come to the Church, the Church will come to you and these verses clearly describe that the Church of Jesus Christ is not made of human creation and not made up of any building.
So my fathers are shipbuilders, fishermen, farmers, and carpenters.
James (Jacob, Israel) Dean (Justice) Hamm (Ham)
Codes for James Dean Hamm found at every -4276 letters in the Book Of Psalms.
GE 45:25 So they went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Ham. 26 They told him, "Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is ruler of all Egypt." Jacob was stunned; he did not believe them. 27 But when they told him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the carts Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob revived. 28 And Israel said, "I'm convinced! My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I die."
(The above verse is exactly what happened with my son Jeff and I)
PS 8:1 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. (The Word Of God shall rule over the house of Jacob forever)
PS 8:2 From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. (The children bless us and the adults curse us and so the Lord gave us this as a blessing to know who was lying and who was telling the truth. My wife Grace and I are teachers at "God with us" Baptist Church of children from the ages of 0 to 8 years old)
PS 18:15 The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of breath from your nostrils.
PS 18:16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.
(This happened to Noah, Shem, Ham, Japeth, Jonah, Jesus, Moses and Peter.)
PS 25:14 The LORD confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.
(The only reason we have ben blessed to know and commanded to tell by the heart of the law and the prophets)
PS 34:2 My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.
PS 34:3 Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together.
(An open invitation to you personally while there is still time. Help us spread the message.)
PS 39:12 "Hear my prayer, O LORD, listen to my cry for help; be not deaf to my weeping.
For I dwell with you as an alien, a stranger, as all my fathers were.
(On 7/31/03 I cried out for help to the Lord and later that day found this verse with my name in it. Blessed be my God. The Mighty One Of Jacob)
PS 39:13 Spare me and strengthen me, that I may rejoice again before I depart and am no more."
(Again, this scripture also found on 7/31/03 as I cried to my God for help, strength as though I were dying, as I even had told my children and wife.)
PS 48:4 When the kings joined forces, when they advanced together, PS 56:9 Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me. PS 72:9 The desert tribes will bow before him and his enemies will lick the dust.
PS 78:31 God's anger rose against them; he put to death the sturdiest among them, cutting down the young men of Israel.
Jacob (Israel) Ham (Egypt)
GE 32:9 Then Jacob prayed, "O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, O LORD, who said to me, `Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,' 10 I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two groups. 11 Save me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, and also the mothers with their children. 12 But you have said, `I will surely make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.' "
GE 36:13 The sons of Reuel:
Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were grandsons of Esau's wife Basemath.
Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison, They said, "The man who is lord over the land spoke harshly to us and treated us as though we were spying on the land. (We are seen as spies and as enemies of the government and people of the United States because we try to warn them of what will become of them if they don't stop sinning and if they don't start repenting. But to warn is to save is it not? But because the people of this land do not know their left hand from their right hand, they see us as the opposite of what we are because they have been fed whitewash since their earliest youths. For example, some green plants are illegal yet abortion is legal. This is a wicked upheaval of the truth caused by the fact that the Lord says of this people of this Nation, "WOMEN AND DOGS RULE OVER MY PEOPLE AND OH HOW MY PEOPLE LOVE IT THIS WAY." Women were to be under the subjection of man because of their emotional and spiritual power over men especially due to man's misunderstanding of this fact.
If a woman is not in her proper place, then there will be chaos and void in which rules over this Nation and hence, the World.
GE 46:1 So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
GE 46:2 And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, "Jacob! Jacob!"
"Here I am," he replied.
GE 46:3 "I am God, the God of your father," he said. "Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt (Ham), for I will make you into a great nation there. 4 I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph's own hand will close your eyes."
Isaac
laughter. (1) Israel, or the kingdom of the ten tribes (Amos 7:9,16
The high places of Isaac shall be desolate, And the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste. I will rise with the sword against the house of Jeroboam."Now therefore, hear the word of the Lord: You say, Do not prophesy against Israel, And do not spout against the house of Isaac.');Amos 7:9,16).
The only son of Abraham by Sarah.
Jacob
(supplanter ), the second son of Isaac and Rebekah. He was born with Esau, probably at the well of Lahai-roi, about B.C. 1837. His history is related in the latter half of the book of Genesis. He bought the birthright from his brother Esau, and afterward acquired the blessing intended for Esau, by practicing a well-known deceit on Isaac. (Jacob did not obtain the blessing because of his deceit, but in spite of it. That which was promised he would have received in some good way; but Jacob and his mother, distrusting God's promise, sought the promised blessing in a wrong way, and received with it trouble and sorrow. --ED.) Jacob, in his 78th year, was sent from the family home to avoid his brother, and to seek a wife among his kindred in Padan-aram. As he passed through Bethel, God appeared to him. After the lapse of twenty-one years he returned from Padan-aram with two wives, two concubines, eleven sons and a daughter, and large property. He escaped from the angry pursuit of Laban, from a meeting with Esau, and from the vengeance of the Canaanites provoked by the murder of Shechem; and in each of these three emergencies he was aided and strengthened by the interposition of God, and in sign of the grace won by a night of wrestling with God his name was changed at Jabbok into Israel. Deborah and Rachel died before he reached Hebron; Joseph, the favorite son of Jacob, was sold into Egypt eleven years before the death of Isaac; and Jacob had probably exceeded his 130th year when he went tither. He was presented to Pharaoh, and dwelt for seventeen years in Rameses and Goshen, and died in his 147th year. His body was embalmed, carried with great care and pomp into the land of Canaan, and deposited with his fathers, and his wife Leah, in the cave of Machpelah. The example of Jacob is quoted by the first and the last of the minor prophets. Besides the frequent mention of his name in conjunction with the names of the other two patriarchs, there are distinct references to the events in the life of Jacob in four books of the New Testament
Ge 35:4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.
Ge 45:18 And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. (My Son Joseph did this in 2002)
GE 8:20 Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it. 21 The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: "Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done. (Larry Hamm, Jeff's B.D.)
After the deceit by which Jacob acquired his father's blessing Isaac sent his son Israel to seek a wife in Padan-aram
My earthly fathers are Shipbuiders, Farmers, Fishermen, Carpenters, Shepards, and from them are the same things that Ham, Jacob, James, Justus and Jesus had for their earthly fathers.
Just the same my fathers were called drunkards (by wine, by nothing at all), hornets (Navy Sea Bees), leprous (unclean by mans standards due to wine), soldiers (Navy, Hosts, SeaBees, which originated from Noah the first shipbuilder) because of their role in the scriptures and in life just as it was written. My mother is the same as Jacob's mother in the Bible and she is also known as the red heifer in the Bible. A holy Cow. She and I according to the Bible received the blessing of my father through subtility and deceit bringing hardship upon a blessing that already belonged to us.
As Ham I was cursed by my Father for judging my father for exopsing his drunkeness when I should have honored and obeyed him above all alse as this is scripture. On 9/11/2001 the curse for me was reversed as the Lord's Covenant was broken with the ones whom I had been sent to warn and made with my family for attempting to warn those in our Nation about the leaders of our Nation. We are seen as enemies of our Government and Nation and its people for telling them not what they want to hear, but what God wants them to know.
I wrestled with an angel which struck my hip and wounded me badly. This happened through my son Jesse who was hit by a ram and suffered a fractured hip, a mortal head wound and a collapsed lung. He was the goat spoken of in Daniel who by this blessing was made into a ram.
To understand the extent of this miracle the following verses describes it from the mouth of God as He told me, "see now that I, even I kill and I make alive, I wound and I heal and there is none that can change this course saith the Lord Of Hosts (Armies).
From this, this proves Jesse is my strength and since He was killed and made alive, along with being wounded and healed, it is Jesse that will take over for me when I am gone.
I know that my wife Rachel will die before me and since I had told my sons what will befall them in the last days, Griselda and I will die while James II is still alive and young. I know that I will put my feet up in my bed and I will give up the ghost and the holy ghost will return to Him who sent it. This must all happen as we have done everything that Jacob and Rachel do before their deaths.
People of our Nation hate us because we are Shepards and Shepardesses which are an abomination to the Egyptians even though this is our land and not theirs, but they hate us because this is what people do to people they have robbed, even though those same people bless them over and over again. We are Commanded to do so because we are bound by the Heart of the Law and the Prophets which is to love, honor and obey our God and to love everyone as much as we love ourselves and our God.
Grace Hamm
James Hamm
Zebedee
a Galilean fisherman, the husband of Salome (q.v.), and the father of James and John, two of our Lord's disciples (Matthew 4:21
And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.');" "Matthew 4:21; Matthew 27:56
Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedees children.');" Matt.27:56; Mark 15:40
There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;');" "Mark 15:40). He seems to have been a man of some position in Capernaum, for he had two boats (Luke 5:4
Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.');" "Luke 5:4) and "hired servants" (Mark 1:20
And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.');" "Mark 1:20) of his own. No mention is made of him after the call of his two sons by Jesus.
Zebedee
(my gift ) (Greek form of Zabdi ) a fisherman of Galilee, the father of the apostles James the Great and John (Matthew 4:21
And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.');" "Matthew 4:21) and the husband of Salome. (Matthew 27:56
Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedees children.');" "Matthew 27:56; Mark 15:40
There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;');" "Mark 15:40) He probably lived either at Bethsaida or in its immediate neighborhood. It has been inferred from the mention of his "hired servants," (Mark 1:20
And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.');" Mark 1:20) and from the acquaintance between the apostle John and Annas the high priest, (John 18:15
And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.');" "John 18:15) that the family of Zebedee were in easy circumstances. comp. (John 19:27
Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.');" John 19:27) although not above manual labor. (Matthew 4:21
And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.');" "Matthew 4:21) He appears only twice in the Gospel narrative, namely, in Matthew 4:21,22
And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.');" "Matthew 4:21,22; Mark 1:19,20
And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.');" "Mark 1:19,20) where he is seen in his boat with his two sons mending their nets.
Zebedee
Father of James and John (nicknamed "Boanerges")
Matthew 4:21 (My last day at The Money Brothers was 4/21/2001)
And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them."Matthew 4:21; Matthew 20:20
Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. Matt. 20:20; Matthew 27:56
Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedees children. Matt.27:56; Mark 1:20
And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him. Mark 1:20
Zebedee
abundant; portion
Boanerges
sons of thunder, a surname given by our Lord to James and John (Mark 3:17
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder. Mark 3:17 on account of their fervid and impetuous temper Luke 9:54
And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?');" onmouseout=DivOFF(); href="lu+9:54"Luke 9:54).
Boanerges
a name signifying sons of thunder , given by our Lord to the two sons of Zebedee, James and John, probably on account of their fiery earnestly. (Mark 3:17
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder. Mark 3:17 See Luke 9:54
And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? Luke 9:54; Mark 9:38
And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. Mark 9:38 comp. Matt 20:20 etc.
Boanerges
son of thunder
Joses
(exalted ).
Joses
One of the physical brothers of Jesus
Matthew 13:55
Is not this the carpenters son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? Matthew 13:55; Matthew 27:56
Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedees children. Matt. 27:56; Mark 6:3
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. Mark 6:3; Mark 15:40,47
There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid. Mk.15:40,47
A Levite, surnamed Barnabas by the apostles
Acts 4:36
And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus. Acts 4:36
Eliezar (God is his help ).
Genesis 24:11 was where my first and last name were first found in the codes.
Abraham's chief servant, called by him "Eliezer of Damascus." (Genesis 15:2
And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? Genesis 15:2) (B.C. 1857.)
Second son of Moses and Zipporah (B.c. 1523), to whom his father gave this name because "the God of my father was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh." (Exodus 18:4
And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:');" Exodus 18:4; I Chronicles 23:15,17
The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.');" 1 Chronicles 23:15,17; I Chronicles 26:25
And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.');" I Chron.26:25
One of the sons of Becher, the son of Benjamin. (I Chronicles 7:8
And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.');" "1 Chronicles 7:8)
A priest in the reign of David. (I Chronicles 15:24
And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.');" 1 Chronicles 15:24)
Son of Zichri, ruler of the Reubenites in the reign of David. (I Chronicles 27:16
Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:');1 Chronicles 27:16)
Son of Dodavah, of Mareshah in Judah, (II Chronicles 20:37
Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.');" 2 Chronicles 20:37) a prophet, who rebuked Jehoshaphat for joining himself with Ahaziah king of Israel. (B.C. 895.)
A chief Israelite whom Ezra sent with others from Ahava to Cesiphia, to induce some Levites and Nethinim to accompany him to Jerusalem. Ezra 8:16
Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding. Ezra 8:16 (B.C. 459.) 8,9,10. A priest, a Levite and an Israelite of the sons of Harim, who had married foreign wives. Ezra 10:18,23,31
And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,');" "Ezra 10:18,23,31)
Son of Jorim, in the genealogy of Christ. (Luke 3:29
Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi. Luke 3:29
Stater Brothers (My previous employers name)
Greek word rendered "piece of money" Matthew 17:27
Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. Matthew 17:27, A.V.; and "shekel" in RSV). It was equal to two didrachmas ("tribute money," Matthew 17:24
And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? Matt.17:24, or four drachmas, and to about 2s. 6d. of our money. (See SHEKEL)
Money
Uncointed money. --It is well known that ancient nations that were without a coinage weighed the precious metals, a practice represented on the Egyptian monuments (The Pyramid), on which gold and silver are shown to have been kept in the form of rings. We have no evidence of the use of coined money before the return from the Babylonian captivity; but silver was used for money, in quantities determined by weight, at least as early as the time of Abraham; and its earliest mention is in the generic sense of the price paid for a slave. Genesis 17:13
He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.Genesis 17:13 The 1000 pieces of silver paid by Abimelech to Abraham, (Genesis 20:16
And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved. Genesis 20:16 and the 20 pieces of silver for which Joseph was sold to the Ishmaelites, (Genesis 37:28
Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. Genesis 37:28 were probably rings such as we see on the Egyptian monuments in the act of being weighed. In the first recorded transaction of commerce, the cave of Machpelah is purchased by Abraham for 400 shekels of silver. The shekel weight of silver was the unit of value through the whole age of Hebrew history, down to the Babylonian captivity.
Coined money. --After the captivity we have the earliest mention of coined money , in allusion, as might have been expected, to the Persian coinage, the gold daric (Authorized version dram ). (Ezra 2:69
They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests garments."Ezra 2:69; Ezra 8:27
Also twenty basins of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold. Ezra8:27 Nehemiah 7:70,71,72
And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basins, five hundred and thirty priests garments.And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests garments.');" "Nehemiah 7:70,71,72) [DARIC)No native Jewish coinage appears to have existed till Antiochus VII. Sidetes granted Simon Maccabaeus the license to coin money, B.C. 140; and it is now generally agreed that the oldest Jewish silver coins belong to this period. They are shekels and half-shekels, of the weight of 220 and 110 grains. With this silver there was associated a copper coinage. The abundant money of Herod the Great, which is of a thoroughly Greek character, and of copper only, seems to have been a continuation of the copper coinage of the Maccabees, with some adaptation to the Roman standard. In the money of the New Testament we see the native copper coinage side by side with the Graeco-Roman copper, silver and gold. (The first coined money mentioned in the Bible refers to the Persian coinage, (I Chronicles 29:7
And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.');" 1 Chronicles 29:7; Ezra 2:69
They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests garments.');" onmouseout=DivOFF(); href="ezr+2:69"Ezra 2:69) and translated dram . It is the Persian daric , a gold coin worth about $5.50. The coins mentioned by the evangelists, and first those of silver, are the following: The stater , (Matthew 17:24-27
And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.');" "Matthew 17:24-27) called piece of money , was a Roman coin equal to four drachmas. It was worth 55 to 60 cents, and is of about the same value as the Jewish stater , or coined shekel. The denarius , or Roman penny, as well as the Greek drachma , then of about the same weight, are spoken of as current coins. (Matthew 22:15-21)
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?Show me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?...
"Matthew 22:15-21; Luke 20:19-25
And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?Show me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesars....
"Luke 20:19-25) They were worth about 15 cents. Of copper coins the farthing and its half, the mite , are spoken of, and these probably formed the chief native currency. (The Roman farthing (quadrans ) was a brass coin worth .375 of a cent. The Greek farthing (as or assarion) was worth four Roman farthings, i.e. about one cent and a half. A mite was half a farthing, and therefore was worth about two-tenths of a cent if the half of the Roman farthing, and about 2 cents if the half of the Greek farthing. See table of Jewish weights and measures. --ED.)
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