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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>

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> It is a commonly-used measure of length referenced in the Bible.

== Short Cubit ==

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> In converting cubits to modern dimensional units, a cubit is estimated to be 18-22 inches (18 being the most commonly used for purposes of estimating conservatively), or just under 0.5 meters.

No international standard of the cubit exists today, as the cubit is not a modern unit of length and appears only in ancient documents.

No international standard of the cubit exists today, as the cubit is not a modern unit of length and appears only in ancient documents.

In the re-establishment of civilization following the [[Global flood]], various societies each defined the cubit according to its own rules and customs. Furthermore, both "short cubits" and "long cubits" are known to the Ancient Near East, especially in the very earliest of times (contemporary to [[Abraham]]).

In the re-establishment of civilization following the [[Global flood]], various societies each defined the cubit according to its own rules and customs. Furthermore, both "short cubits" and "long cubits" are known to the Ancient Near East, especially in the very earliest of times (contemporary to [[Abraham]]).