Often times while reading the Scriptures we come across a measurement that we don't understand.
Below you will find the explanations of those elements and measurements as used in ancient times.
Below you will find the explanations of those elements and measurements as used in ancient times.
Weights
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talent (60 minas)
mina (50 shekels) shekel (2 bekas) pim (2/3 shekel) beka (10 gerahs) gerah |
75 pounds
1 1/4 pounds 2/5 ounce 1/3 ounce 1/5 ounce 1/50 ounce |
34 kilograms
0.6 kilogram 11.5 grams 9.5 grams 5.5 grams 0.6 gram |
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Length
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cubit
span handbreadth |
18 inches
9 inches 3 inches |
0.5 meter
23 centimeters 8 centimeters |
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Dry Measure
|
cor [homer] (10 ephahs)
lethek (5 ephahs) ephah (10 omers) seah (1/3 ephah) omer (1/10 ephah) cab (1/18 ephah) |
6 bushels
3 bushels 3/5 bushel 7 quarts 2 quarts 1 quart |
220 liters
110 liters 22 liters 7.7 liters 2 liters 1 liter |
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Liquid Measure
|
bath (1 ephah)
hin (1/6 bath) log (1/72 bath) |
6 gallons
4 quarts 1/3 quart |
22 liters
4 liters 0.3 liter |