10 ROMANIAN BOOKS RELATING TO «SHEKEL»
Discover the use of
shekel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
shekel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Romanian literature.
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The Mauritian Shekel: The Story of the Jewish Detainees in ...
This is the little-known story of a group of 1,600 Jewish refugees who, having escaped from Nazi-occupied Europe, were refused entry into Palestine by the British in 1940 because they were considered "illegal" immigrants.
Geneviève Pitot, Donna Edouard, Helen Topor,
1998
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Ancient Israel: Its Life and Instructions - Pagina 204
Several fractions of the shekel are mentioned: a half-shekel (Ex 30: 13), one-third of a shekel (Ne 10: 33), a quarter-shekel (i S 9: 8). But there are also special names for the small units of weight. The beqa', literally a 'fraction', is mentioned only ...
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Making a Difference: Commandments and Community
Includes chapters on: tzedakah: charity and justice; kol Yisrael: we are responsible for each other; Pikuah nefesh: saving a life; Ahvat Ziyyon: love for the land of Israel; Gemilut Hasadim: acts of Lovingkindness; Hiddur P'nai zaken: ...
4
The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and ...
... grains silver 29 grains silver 6th (shekel) silver 6th (shekel) 5 grains silver 6th (shekel) 10 (gr) silver [4th] (shekel) silver [4th (shekel) 5 grains silver] [4th] (shekel) 2/3 shekel 1 5 (gr) silver [2/3 shekel] 20 (gr) silver [5/6 shekel] silver [5/6 shekel ...
Victor J. Katz, Annette Imhausen,
2007
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Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and ...
The term shekel is. in short, a generic one, and in this text could apply to any one of a number of units (includ- the Mesopotamian) in use in Canaan in the Bronze Age. ce the price of 400 shekels for the Cave of Machpelah > quoted by Ephron ...
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A Dictionary of the Bible: Volume III: (Part I: Kir -- Nympha) - Pagina 419
The great mercantile cities of the Phoenician coast when, at a later period, they began to strike coins, employed a heavy silver shekel of circa 224 grains—hence universally known as the Phoenician shekel— with its companion light shekel of ...
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A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts: ...
A likely reason for this interpolation is that 7 1/2 barley-corn = 1/24 shekel. (In Late Babylonian economical texts, and also in the Late Babylonian metrological tables CBS 11032 and CBS 11019, 1/24 shekel was a standard fraction of the ...
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Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia - Pagina 264
1 gur barley (300 liters) for 1 shekel (8 g) silver 3 liters best oil for 1 shekel silver 1.2 liters vegetable oil for 1 shekel silver 1.5 liters pig's fat for 1 shekel silver 40 liters bitumen for 1 shekel silver 6 minas (3 kg) wool for 1 shekel silver 2 gur salt ...
Karen Rhea Nemet-Nejat,
1998
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The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...
Besides, many of the sacred vessels restored to them by Cyrus were probably of known weight, and these would determine the true standard of the shekel. On the whole, in the absence of trust-worthy information to the contrary, it -s most ...
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge,
1841
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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Shekel. The starting point is the value of the shekel. Many weights found in Israel have a peculiar sign on them ( y ). which has been variously interpreted, e.g.. as a stylized scarab (Yadin) or as a sketch of the bag in which weights were kept ...
Geoffrey W. Bromiley,
1995
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHEKEL»
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shekel is used in the context of the following news items.
Israeli Shekel Gains as Bank of Israel Keeps Rates Unchanged
The Israeli shekel rose against the US dollar on October 26, 2015, as the central bank of Israel maintained interest rates at 0.1% for the eighth straight month in a ... «Market Realist, Oct 15»
Shekel weakens sharply against dollar and euro
After beginning the day stronger, the foreign currency exchange market has flipped and the shekel is once more weakening sharply this morning in inter-bank ... «Globes, Aug 15»
Shekel slump against dollar halted
The shekel strengthened on Friday morning in inter-bank trading against the dollar but continued to weaken against the euro. The Bank of Israel set the shekel ... «Globes, Aug 15»
Shekel gains against dollar after Fischer's remarks
The shekel is strengthening this morning in inter-bank trading against the dollar and weakening against the euro. The shekel-dollar rate is down 0.22% at NIS ... «Globes, Aug 15»
Shekel mixed as interest rate decision awaited
The shekel is mixed against the major currencies this morning. The shekel-dollar exchange rate is currently down 0.1% in comparison with Friday's ... «Globes, Jun 15»
Shekel-dollar rate rises as rate decision awaited
The trend on the local foreign exchange market is mixed this morning. The shekel-dollar exchange rate is currently 0.66% higher in comparison with Friday's ... «Globes, May 15»
Rabbi Pinto Sentenced To One Year In Jail And 1 Million Shekel Fine
IMG-20150512-WA0077 Tel Aviv District Court Judge Oded Mudrick on Tuesday morning 23 Iyar sentenced Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto. Pinto was convicted of ... «Yeshiva World News, May 15»
Shekel stronger against dollar as rate decision awaited
The shekel is mixed against the major currencies this morning, with the Bank of Israel's interest rate decision for May due later today. The shekel-dollar ... «Globes, Apr 15»
Israel shekel jumps after central bank keeps rates steady
The shekel was fixed at 3.9260 per dollar, compared with Monday's fix of 4.0180. ... held its benchmark interest rate at 0.1 percent, citing a weaker shekel since a ... «Reuters, Mar 15»
Cât de mare e un shekel
Cafeaua a costat 13 shekeli şi a fost excelentă, dar patroana i-a dat restul în monede de un un shekel. Şi-a explicat apoi gestul, în faţa camerelor de luat vederi: ... «Gândul, Mar 15»