Coins in the Bible of silver. Scholars disagree on the identity of the coins involved. Donald Wiseman suggests two possibilities for the identity of the coins used to pay Judas. They may have been tetradrachms of Tyre, usually referred to as Tyrian shekels (about 1.38 troy ounces), or they may have been staters from Antioch, which bore the head of Augustus. Alternatively, they may have been Ptolemaic tetradrachms. Coins in the Bible A number of coins are mentioned in the Bible, and they have proved very popular among coin collectors. Specific coins mentioned in the Bible include the widow's mite, the tribute penny and
Figs in the Bible tree is a parable of Jesus recorded in the Gospel of Luke . A vinekeeper holds out hope that a barren fig tree will bear fruit next year. Mark includes an account of Jesus cursing the fig tree: A parallel is found in Matthew , but the fig tree withers immediately and is noticed at that time by the disciples. Figs in the Bible Figs in the Bible refers to references to figs and fig trees in the Tanakh and the New Testament, which are sometimes symbolic. The fig tree is the third tree to be mentioned by name in