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Biblical weights and measures (view source)
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==References==
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!colspan="5" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #800080 no-repeat scroll top left;"|New Testament Weights and Measures
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!colspan="5" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #808000 no-repeat scroll top left;"|Weights
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! width="200" | Type of Weight
! width="200" | New Testament Measure<br/>(approximate equivalent)
! width="200" | Imperial Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
! width="200" | Metric Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
! width="300" | Biblical References
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| Pound
| <center>Greek: ''litra''</center>
| <center>12 oz</center>
| <center>34 kg</center>
| [[Revelation, Chapter 16|Rev 16:21]], [[John, Chapter 19|John 19:39]]
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| Talent
| <center>Greek: ''talanton''</center>
| <center>75 lbs</center>
| <center>340 g</center>
| [[John, Chapter 12|John 12:3]], [[John, Chapter 19|John 19:39]]
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!colspan="5" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #808000 no-repeat scroll top left;"|Length
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! width="200" | Type of length
! width="200" | New Testament Measure<br/>(approximate equivalent)
! width="200" | Imperial Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
! width="200" | Metric Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
! width="300" | Biblical References
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| Cubit
| <center>Greek: ''pechus''<br/>elbow to fingertip, or 2 spans</center>
| <center>18 in</center>
| <center>450 mm</center>
| [[Matthew, Chapter 6|Mat 6:27]], [[Luke, Chapter 12|Luke 12:25]]
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| Fathom
| <center>Greek: ''orguia''</center>
| <center>6 feet</center>
| <center>1.83 m</center>
| [[Acts, Chapter 27|Acts 2:28]]
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| Furlong
| <center>Greek: ''stadion''</center>
| <center>660 feet</center>
| <center>200 m</center>
| [[Luke, Chapter 24|Luke 24:13]], [[John, Chapter 6|John 6:19]], [[Revelation, Chapter 14|Rev 14:20]], [[Revelation, Chapter 21|Rev 21:16]]
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| Mile
| <center>Greek: ''milion''<br/>Roman mile</center>
| <center>4,986 feet<ref>or 0.944 length of a modern mile</ref></center>
| <center>1,520 m</center>
| [[Luke, Chapter 24|Luke 24:13]], [[John, Chapter 6|John 6:19]], [[Revelation, Chapter 14|Rev 14:20]], [[Revelation, Chapter 21|Rev 21:16]]
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!colspan="5" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #808000 no-repeat scroll top left;"|Liquid Measures
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! width="200" | Type of liquid measure
! width="200" | New Testament Measure<br/>(approximate equivalent)
! width="200" | Imperial Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
! width="200" | Metric Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
! width="300" | Biblical References
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| Firkin
| <center>Greek: ''metretes''<br/>Heb: ''bath''</center>
| <center>9 gallons</center>
| <center>34 liters</center>
| [[John, Chapter 2|John 2:6]]
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!colspan="5" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #808000 no-repeat scroll top left;"|Dry Measures
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! width="200" | Type of dry measure
! width="200" | New Testament Measure<br/>(approximate equivalent)
! width="200" | Imperial Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
! width="200" | Metric Measure<br/>(approx. equivalent)
! width="300" | Biblical References
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| Bushel
| <center>Greek: ''modios''</center>
| <center>2 dry gallons</center>
| <center>8.8 liters</center>
| [[Matthew, Chapter 4|Mat 4:21]], [[Matthew, Chapter 5|Mat 5:15]], [[Luke, Chapter 1|Luke 11:33]]
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==Footnotes==
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