| − | A '''shekel''' was an ancient [[currency]]. It was used in various places in [[North Africa]] and in the western [[Middle East]]. Nowadays it is the current of the state of [[Israel]], the so-called [[new shekel]]. | + | A '''shekel''' was an ancient [[currency]]. It was used in various places in [[North Africa]] and in the western [[Middle East]]. It is the name of the money often used in the [[Bible]]. |