What A 2700 Year Old Stone Has To Say About Deception

What can a 2700 year old stone used for measuring weights in Israel teach us about deception? A lot it seems.

 

The stone is not special. It is not shiny smooth like honed marble or sparkly like crystal. It is not full of glowing color like a gemstone. It is a polished red limestone pebble about a half inch in diameter. It is not made to standout. Its purpose is to blend in.

 

On its surface are two lines, deeply engraved by someone to mark this stone as a two gerah weight, in Englis...