Vessels

Vessels of Gold and Silver

According to Josephus, the total number of gold and silver vessels for the Temple services was 552,000; listed as follows:

Vessels in General	Gold	20,000
	Silver	40,000
Candlesticks	Gold	4,000
	Silver	8,000
Wine Cups	Gold	80,000
Goblets	Gold	10,000
	Silver	20,000
Measures	Gold	20,000
	Silver	40,000
Dishes	Gold	80,000
	Silver	160,000
Censers	Gold	20,000
	Silver	50,000

To these should be added the following:

Vestments for the priests	Silver	21,000
Musical Instruments	Silver	600,000
Stoles for the Levites	Silver	200,000

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