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The smallest coin donated by a widow in the Bible was translated as the "widow's mite" because a mite was a coin at the time of the King James Bible. How much, exactly, was a mite worth?

Question #150051. Asked by gmackematix.
Last updated Oct 31 2023.
Originally posted Oct 31 2023 1:18 PM.

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"The mite, also known as a lepton, was a Jewish coin and the smallest used in New Testament time. At the time of Mark's writing, it was worth 1/64 of a denarius. A denarius was a day's wage for a common worker. In today's terms, it would be worth about 1/8 of a cent."

https://library.samford.edu/special/treasures/2005/mite.html#:~:text=The%20mite%2C%20also%20known%20as,1%2F8%20of%20a%20cent.

Oct 31 2023, 2:01 PM

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The smallest coin donated by a widow in the Bible was translated as the "widow's mite" because a mite was a coin at the time of the King James Bible. How much, exactly, was a mite worth?

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