Weighting Ring Money

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Weighting Ring Money


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‎Egyptians didn’t make coins until relatively late in their history. Bulk gold or silver, often in the form of wearable rings or bracelets, was a common medium of exchange. Transactions required weighing metal in balance scales like this one. Throughout the ancient world, standardized metal or stone counterweights were often made in the form of animals or other natural objects. Both Job (Job 31:6) and Daniel (Dan 5:27) use the image of weighing in a balance to portray God’s judgment of a human being.
‎Gen 23:16, Job 31:6, Prov 11:1, Isa 46:6, Jer 32:9–10, Dan 5:24–28, Rev 6:5

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