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The [[talent]] ([[Greece|Greek]] '''ταλεντον''' or ''talenton'') was the weight of any precious metal that a man could carry on his back. In [[Bible|Biblical]] and other ancient times, this was the largest standard money portion in any society.
King [[Omri]] buys a hill for two [[silver]] talents, and builds a capital city on it. ({{Bible ref|book=Kings|chap=16|verses=24|version=NASB}}). The kings of the Divided Kingdoms Northern and Southern frequently paid tributes denominated in talents, sometimes of [[silver]], sometimes of [[gold]]. In the [[New Testament]], [[Matthew]] recounts a [[parable]] by [[Jesus Christ]] that involves a man who gives various sums of money to three stewards, and each sum is denominated in talents. Jesus also tells a parable involving a man who owed another ten thousand talents and asked forgiveness, but would not offer that same forgiveness to one owing ''him'' one hundred [[denarius|dinars]].
[[Revelation]] describes a great and terrible [[earthquake]] accompanied by [[hail]] in the form of great stones that each weigh a talent. {{Bible ref|book=Revelation|chap=16|verses=21|version=KJV}} The [[New International Version]] describes this weight as one hundred [[Avoirdupois]] pounds. This is an exaggeration based on the original definition of the standard [[Rome|Roman]] talent, which was one hundred ''libri mercatores'', or one hundred Roman pounds. One talent probably weighs 75 modern [[pound (force)|pounds]] today. The [[King James Version]] translates the original Greek word ''talenton.''
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