Numbers 18:16

And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.

Cross-references

Numbers 3:47 sets the same five-shekel redemption price, confirming the valuation given here.

Numbers 3:15 counts Levite males from a month old, the same age threshold used for the redemption of firstborns here.

Exodus 30:13 defines the sanctuary shekel as twenty gerahs, the same standard used for the redemption price here.

Leviticus 27:2-7 sets valuations for persons; a male from one month to five years is valued at five shekels, matching the redemption price here.

Leviticus 27:25 states the shekel of the sanctuary is twenty gerahs, directly paralleling the currency standard specified here.

Ezekiel 45:12 also defines the shekel as twenty gerahs, confirming the same weight system used in this redemption law.

Exodus 13:13 establishes the principle of redeeming firstborn sons, providing the context for the five-shekel price set here.

Nehemiah 10:36 Historical context

Nehemiah 10:36 describes post-exilic Israel bringing firstborn sons to the temple, fulfilling the law of redemption found here.

Leviticus 27:3 values an adult male at fifty shekels, showing the broader valuation system that also includes the five-shekel price for infants here.