Rabbi Simeon ben Gamaliel, outraged by this state of affairs, reduced the number of obligatory sacrifices, upon which the price of two pigeons immediately fell to a hundredth of the former price.
Segera setelah itu, harga dua burung tekukur langsung turun seratus kali lipat. Jadi jelaslah, para pedagang di bait ini sangat serakah dan memanfaatkan para pembeli.