What is a…
hireling in the Bible
A hireling is a laborer employed on hire for a limited time (Job 7:1; 14:6; Mark 1:20).
His wages were paid as soon as his work was over (Leviticus 19:13).
In the time of our Lord a day's wage was a “penny” i.e., a Roman denarius (Matthew 20:1-14).
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