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The Wealth Of Solomon (Other Costs)
Tyrian Trade Contract
Solomon built for 36 years. He built his own house, the temple, and also fortified the cities of Israel. Using the Septuagint’s higher numbers of what he paid for Phoenician timber and expertise, we have another expenditure: 20000 cor of wheat, 20000 cor of oil, 20000 cor of barley, and 20000 baths of wine for each of the 20 years.
| Contract Details |
| Item |
Qty (cors) |
Unit
Conversion |
Shekels / Unit |
Yrs |
Conversion
(divide by) |
Gold
Talents |
| Wheat |
20,000 |
|
4.72 / cor |
36 |
81,000 |
41.956 |
| Oil |
20,000 |
220 litre/cor |
0.25/litre |
36 |
81,000 |
488.889 |
| Barley |
20,000 |
6 bu/cor |
0.2625/bu |
36 |
81,000 |
14.000 |
| Wine |
20,000 bath |
22 litre/bath |
0.05/litre |
36 |
81,000 |
9.778 |
| Total: |
554.623 |
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