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| [[Exodus, Chapter 28|Exo 28:16]], [[Exodus, Chapter 39|Exo 39:9]], [[1st Samuel, Chapter 17|1 Sam 17:4]], [[Isaiah, Chapter 40|Isa 40:12]] | | [[Exodus, Chapter 28|Exo 28:16]], [[Exodus, Chapter 39|Exo 39:9]], [[1st Samuel, Chapter 17|1 Sam 17:4]], [[Isaiah, Chapter 40|Isa 40:12]] | ||
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| + | !colspan="5" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: tan no-repeat scroll top left;"|Liquid Measures | ||
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| + | ! width="200" | Type of liquid measure | ||
| + | ! width="200" | Old 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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| + | | Bath | ||
| + | | <center>6 hins</center> | ||
| + | | <center>9 gallons</center> | ||
| + | | <center>34 liters</center> | ||
| + | | [[1st Kings, Chapter 7|1 Ki 7:26, 38]], [[2nd Chronicles, Chapter 2|2 Chr 2:10]], [[2nd Chronicles, Chapter 4|2 Chr 4:5]], [[Ezra, Chapter 7|Ezr 7:22]], [[Isaiah, Chapter 5|Isa 5:10]], [[Ezekiel, Chapter 45|Eze 45:10-11, 14]] | ||
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| + | | Hin | ||
| + | | <center>12 logs</center> | ||
| + | | <center>1.5 gallons</center> | ||
| + | | <center>5.7 liters</center> | ||
| + | | [[Exodus, Chapter 29|Exo 29:40]], [[Exodus, Chapter 30|Exo 30:24]], [[Leviticus, Chapter 19|Lev 19:36]], [[Numbers, Chapter 15|Num 15:7]], [[Ezekiel, Chapter 46|Eze 46:5]] | ||
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| + | | Homer | ||
| + | | <center>10 baths</center> | ||
| + | | <center>90 gallons</center> | ||
| + | | <center>340 liters</center> | ||
| + | | [[Ezekiel, Chapter 45|Eze 45:11, 14]] | ||
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| + | | Log | ||
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| + | | <center>less than 1 pint</center> | ||
| + | | <center>0.5 liter</center> | ||
| + | | [[Leviticus, Chapter 14|Lev 14:10, 12, 15, 21, 24]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:40, July 21, 2025
| Old Testament Weights and Measures | ||||
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| Weights | ||||
| Type of Weight | Old Testament Measure (approximate equivalent) |
Imperial Measure (approx. equivalent) |
Metric Measure (approx. equivalent) |
Biblical References |
| Bekah | Exodus 38:26 | |||
| Dram | lit, a handful of drachmae or darics |
1st Chr 29:7, Ezra 2:69, Ezra 8:27, Ne 7:70-72 | ||
| Gerah | Exodus 30:13, Lev 27:25, Num 3:47, Num 18:16 Eze 45:12 | |||
| Gerah | Ex 30:13, Lev 27:25, Num 3:47, Num 18:16 Eze 45:12 | |||
| Pound | 300 shekels |
1 King 10.17, Ezra 2:69, Neh 7:71-72 | ||
| Shekel | 2 bekahs |
Gen 23:15-16, Exo 21:32 | ||
| Shekel of the sanctuary | Exodus 38:24-25, Lev 27:3-7, Num 7:13-14, Num 18:16 | |||
| Shekel after the king's weight | 2 Sam 14:26 | |||
| Talent | 3,000 shekels |
Exodus 25:39, Exodus 37:24, Exodus 38:24-25, 1 King 9:14, 28, 2 King 5:5, 22-23 | ||
| Lengths | ||||
| Type of Length | Old Testament Measure (approximate equivalent) |
Imperial Measure (approx. equivalent) |
Metric Measure (approx. equivalent) |
Biblical References |
| Cubit | 2 spans from elbow to fingertip |
Gen 6:15-16, Exo 26:28 | ||
| Royal cubit | plus 1 handbreadth |
2 Chr 3:3, Eze 40:5 | ||
| Handbreadth | width of hand at the base |
Exo 37:12, 2 Chr 4:5, Ps 39:5 | ||
| Reed | 6 cubits |
Eze 40:3, 5-8, Eze 41:8, Eze 42:16-19 | ||
| Span | width of outstretched hand 3 handbreadths |
Exo 28:16, Exo 39:9, 1 Sam 17:4, Isa 40:12 | ||
| Liquid Measures | ||||
| Type of liquid measure | Old Testament Measure (approximate equivalent) |
Imperial Measure (approx. equivalent) |
Metric Measure (approx. equivalent) |
Biblical References |
| Bath | 1 Ki 7:26, 38, 2 Chr 2:10, 2 Chr 4:5, Ezr 7:22, Isa 5:10, Eze 45:10-11, 14 | |||
| Hin | Exo 29:40, Exo 30:24, Lev 19:36, Num 15:7, Eze 46:5 | |||
| Homer | Eze 45:11, 14 | |||
| Log | Lev 14:10, 12, 15, 21, 24 | |||