as is still the case in many parts of the East. After the Jews were subdued by the Romans, their money was common among them, as appears from the piece which the enemies of our Lord shewed him, and on which was impressed the image and superscription of Cæsar, the Roman Emperor. Matt. xxii. 20. I have seen, in the cabinets of antiquaries, some Roman medals, or coins, representing Judea under the figure of a female captive sitting under a palm-tree, with the inscription, JUDEA CAPTA. These medals are remarkable proofs of the truth of Scripture, and of history in general." |