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<p>[QUOTE="Deacon Ray, post: 2900145, member: 81896"]<font face="Georgia">The Widow's Mite story is a beautiful lesson in Faith and Charity. <i>To give all you have and to have Faith that the Father will not only provide for you but will replenish you ten fold for your selfless kindness.</i></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia">The Widow's offering could have been Alexander Jannaeus lepta or prutot. The offering</font></p><p><font face="Georgia">may have been a number of other Judaean varieties of coin in circulation at the time. I like to think that the coins mentioned in the Bible are the same as the ones in your picture—<i>with the star and the anchor both of which are Christian symbols. </i>I've posted my Judaean collection to show that the Widow's offering could have been any of the coins in the top five horizontal rows. <i>None of it matters really</i>—the coins we call Widow's Mites could have been of the type mentioned in Scripture.</font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia">I'm honored that you chose the coins that I sent to you, Erin! I do want you to be happy and safe in your new home! Your fingers are wonderful! Take care!</font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia">[ATTACH=full]698402[/ATTACH] </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Deacon Ray, post: 2900145, member: 81896"][FONT=Georgia]The Widow's Mite story is a beautiful lesson in Faith and Charity. [I]To give all you have and to have Faith that the Father will not only provide for you but will replenish you ten fold for your selfless kindness.[/I] The Widow's offering could have been Alexander Jannaeus lepta or prutot. The offering may have been a number of other Judaean varieties of coin in circulation at the time. I like to think that the coins mentioned in the Bible are the same as the ones in your picture—[I]with the star and the anchor both of which are Christian symbols. [/I]I've posted my Judaean collection to show that the Widow's offering could have been any of the coins in the top five horizontal rows. [I]None of it matters really[/I]—the coins we call Widow's Mites could have been of the type mentioned in Scripture. I'm honored that you chose the coins that I sent to you, Erin! I do want you to be happy and safe in your new home! Your fingers are wonderful! Take care! [ATTACH=full]698402[/ATTACH] [/FONT][/QUOTE]
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