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Genesis 24:22
Genesis 24:22 is verse 22 of Genesis chapter 24, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.
A beka is half a shekel, or approximately 0.2 ounces or 5.7 grams.
10 shekels is approximately 4 ounces or 114 grams.
King James Version
And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
World English Bible
As the camels had finished drinking, the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,
A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.
Read in context
Genesis 24:20–24 · Berean Standard Bible
20 And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels.
21 Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success.
22 And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.
23 “Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”
24 She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Genesis 24:30As soon as he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and heard Rebekah’s words, “The man said this to me,” he went and found the man standing by the camels near the spring.
Exodus 32:2So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”
Exodus 32:3Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron.
Esther 5:1On the third day, Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.
Jeremiah 2:32Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.
1 Timothy 2:9Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
1 Timothy 2:10but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.
1 Peter 3:3Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
1 Peter 3:8Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
Isaiah 3:19their pendants, bracelets, and veils;
Isaiah 3:20their headdresses, ankle chains, and sashes; their perfume bottles and charms;
Isaiah 3:21their signet rings and nose rings;
Isaiah 3:22their festive robes, capes, cloaks, and purses;
Isaiah 3:23and their mirrors, linen garments, tiaras, and shawls.
Ezekiel 16:11I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck.
Ezekiel 16:12I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head.
Genesis 23:15“Listen to me, my lord. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”
Genesis 23:16Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants.