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Biblical weights and measures (view source)
Revision as of 21:54, July 24, 2025
, 21:54, July 24, 2025table completed
| <center>£ 0.13</center>
| <center>£ 0.13</center>
| [[Matthew, Chapter 18|Matt 18:28]], [[Mark, Chapter 14|Mark 14:5]], [[Luke, Chapter 7|Luke 7:41]], [[John, Chapter 12|John 12:5]]
| [[Matthew, Chapter 18|Matt 18:28]], [[Mark, Chapter 14|Mark 14:5]], [[Luke, Chapter 7|Luke 7:41]], [[John, Chapter 12|John 12:5]]
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| Penny
| <center>Greek: ''denarion''<br/><ref>16 assaria<br/>a day's wages</ref></center>
| <center>$ 0.20</center>
| <center>£ 0.13</center>
| [[Matthew, Chapter 20|Matt 20:2,9,10,13]], [[Matthew, Chapter 22|Matt 22:19]], [[Mark, Chapter 6|Mark 6:37]], [[Mark, Chapter 12|Mark 12:15]], [[Luke, Chapter 20|Luke 20:24]], [[John, Chapter 6|John 6:7]], [[Revelation, Chapter 6|Rev 6:6]]
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| Piece of money
| <center>Greek: ''stater''<br/><ref>New Testament ''shekel''<br/>4 days' wages</ref></center>
| <center>$ 0.64</center>
| <center>£ 0.43</center>
| [[Matthew, Chapter 17|Matt 17:27]]
|-
| Piece of silver
| <center>Greek: ''argurion''<br/><ref>The word ''drachme'' is used for this in [[Luke, Chapter 15|Luke 15:8]]</ref></center>
| <center>$ 0.16</center>
| <center>£ 0.11</center>
| [[Matthew, Chapter 27|Matt 27:3]]
|-
| Pound
| <center>Greek: ''mina''<br/>100 ''denaria''<ref>Or 100 pennies in [[Matthew, Chapter 20|Matt 20:2]]</ref></center>
| <center>$ 20.00</center>
| <center>£ 13.00</center>
| [[Luke, Chapter 19|Luke 19:13,16,18,20,24,25]]
|-
| Talent
| <center>Greek: ''talanton''<br/>60 ''mina''<ref>Or 60 pounds in [[Luke, Chapter 19|Luke 19:13]]</ref></center>
| <center>$ 1,200.00</center>
| <center>£ 800.00</center>
| [[Matthew, Chapter 18|Matt 18:24]], [[Matthew, Chapter 25|Matt 25:15,16,20,22,24,25,28]]
|-
| Tribute
| <center>Greek: ''didrachmon''<br/><ref>New Testament half-shekel; 2 days' wages</ref></center>
| <center>$ 0.32</center>
| <center>£ 0.21</center>
| [[Matthew, Chapter 17|Matt 17:24]], [[Matthew, Chapter 22|Matt 22:19]]
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!colspan="4" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: brown no-repeat scroll top left;"|Time
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!colspan="4" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: tan no-repeat scroll top left;"|Old Testament Time
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! width="100" | Unit of Time
! width="300" | Name
! width="300" | Time covered
! width="300" | Biblical References
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| Watch
| <center>Morning watch</center>
| <center>2:00 AM to 6:00 AM</center>
| [[Exodus, Chapter 14|Exo 14:24]]
|-
|
| <center>Middle watch</center>
| <center>10:00 PM to 2:00 AM</center>
| [[Judges, Chapter 7|Jud 7:19]]
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!colspan="4" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #800080 no-repeat scroll top left;"|New Testament Time
|-
! width="100" | Unit of Time
! width="300" | Name
! width="300" | Time covered
! width="300" | Biblical References
|-
| Watch
| <center>First watch</center>
| <center>6:00 PM to 9:00 PM</center>
| not mentioned
|-
|
| <center>Second watch</center>
| <center>9:00 PM to 12:00 midnight</center>
| [[Luke, Chapter 12|Matt 12:38]]
|-
|
| <center>Third watch</center>
| <center>Midnight to 3:00 AM</center>
| [[Luke, Chapter 12|Matt 12:38]]
|-
|
| <center>Fourth watch</center>
| <center>3:00 AM to 6:00 AM</center>
| [[Matthew, Chapter 14|Matt 14:25]]
|-
|-
|}
|}