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The '''cubit''' ([[Latin]] ''cubitum'' the elbow) was a unit of measurement for length used in ancient middle eastern and other civilisations. There are mentions of English, Chinese, and Mexican Aztec cubits.<ref name=Lovett2006>Lovett, Tim, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/images/pdfs/tj/j20_3/j20_3_71-77.pdf "Which Cubit for Noah's Ark"], ''Journal of Creation'' 20(3) 2006 pp. 71-77.</ref> The cubit was nominally the length of a man's [[arm]] from his [[elbow]] to the tip of his middle, or third, [[finger]]. Various different cubits were in use, particularly the ''common cubit'' and the ''royal cubit'' or ''long cubit''.<ref name=Lovett2006/><ref name=Blank>Blank, Wayne, [http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/20020226.htm The Forearm]</ref>
The '''cubit''' ([[Latin]] ''cubitum'' the elbow) was a unit of measurement for length used in ancient middle eastern and other civilizations. There are mentions of [[English]], [[Chinese]], and [[Mexican]] [[Aztec]] cubits.<ref name=Lovett2006>Lovett, Tim, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/images/pdfs/tj/j20_3/j20_3_71-77.pdf "Which Cubit for Noah's Ark"], ''Journal of Creation'' 20(3) 2006 pp. 71-77.</ref> The cubit was nominally the length of a man's [[arm]] from his [[elbow]] to the tip of his middle, or third, [[finger]]. Various different cubits were in use, particularly the ''common cubit'' and the ''royal cubit'' or ''long cubit''.<ref name=Lovett2006/><ref name=Blank>Blank, Wayne, [http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/20020226.htm The Forearm]</ref>
== Short Cubit ==
== Short Cubit ==