Ezra 7:22

EZRA—NOTE ON Ezra 7:22 The talent was 75 pounds (34 kg). The amount of silver has been estimated at a quarter to a third of all the annual taxes paid in the province Beyond the River. The wheat, wine, and oil would have been used for cereal offerings, for drink offerings, and for the lamp in the temple (Exodus 27:20; Exodus 29:2). The quantities would have supplied the temple’s needs for two years. Salt, supplied without limit, was for preservation and seasoning (Exodus 30:35; Leviticus 2:13).