“Worth his weight in gold.”
A talent was an amount of money intended to correspond to a man’s weight in gold. Thus, a man who possessed a single talent could be said to be “worth his weight in gold.”
But just how much money was this?
“Worth his weight in gold.”
A talent was an amount of money intended to correspond to a man’s weight in gold. Thus, a man who possessed a single talent could be said to be “worth his weight in gold.”
But just how much money was this?