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Is 230,000,000 shekels ( שקלים) as heavy as a Tree (Sierra Redwood)?

It's about one-and-a-half times as heavy as a Tree (Sierra Redwood)
The weight of a Tree (Sierra Redwood) is about 160,000,000 shekels ( שקלים).
(a.k.a. Giant Sequoia, a.k.a. Sierran redwood, a.k.a. Wellingtonia, a.k.a. "Big Tree", Sequoiadendron giganteum)
The weight of wood in a Giant Sequoia is 160,000,000 shekels ( שקלים). General Sherman, a specimen in Sequoia National Park in Visalia, California, is the largest tree in the world by volume, with an estimated weight of about 230,000,000 shekels ( שקלים).
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