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stars worshipped (Deuteronomy 4:19; 2 Kings 17:16; 21:3; Jeremiah

19:13); spoken of symbolically (Numbers 24:17; Revelation 1:16, 20;

12:1). (See ASTROLOGERS.)

STATER Greek word rendered “piece of money” (Matthew 17:27, A.V.; and “shekel” in R.V.). It was equal to two didrachmas (“tribute money,” 17:24), or four drachmas, and to about 2s. 6d. of our money. (See SHEKEL.)

STEALING See THEFT.