Bible Dictionaries
Half-Shekel Tax
Holman Bible Dictionary
The Temple tax required annually of every Israelite twenty years of age and upwards (Exodus 30:13 ,Exodus 30:13,30:15; Exodus 38:26 ). Such payment brought atonement, but atonement price was equal for all (Exodus 30:15 ). At Matthew 17:24 this tax is called the didrachma (“the two drachma”) tax. The coin in the fish's mouth was a stater , a coin worth four drachmas or the Temple tax for two (Matthew 17:27 ). See Atonement .
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Half-Shekel Tax'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/h/half-shekel-tax.html. 1991.