Jerusalem: Archaeologists find rare 2,000 coin which appears to corroborate Biblical account in Exodus

Posted on Dec 16, 2022 in archaelogy, Christian, Jerusalem, shekel, Temple

Archaeologists excavating south of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem have uncovered a rare 2,000-year-old silver “half-shekel” coin, which appears to corroborate the Biblical account in Exodus that every Jewish man must pay an annual tribute of half a shek…