- a male 20-60 years old = 50 shekels
- a male 5-20 years old = 20 shekels
- a male 1 month to 5 years old = 5 shekels
- a female 20-60 years old = 30 shekels
- a female 5-20 years old = 15 shekels
- a female 1 month to 5 years old = 3 shekels
What does this all mean?
- Gomer was under 20 years old, a mother of three and had sold herself into prostitution. Her husband bought her back--redeemed her.
- Joseph was under 20 years old when his brother's sold him to the merchants.
- Christ's price was 30 shekels even though he was 33 years old when Judas betrayed Him. Why? The price was for Christ's bride (the church) since Christ was not in need of redeeming. So, the "goodly price" given for Christ was 30 shekels.