Cubit

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The cubit was a unit of measurement for length used in ancient middle eastern and other civilisations.[1]

It was nominally the length of a man's forearm, but various different cubits were in use, particularly the common cubit and the royal cubit or long cubit.[2] The common cubit was around 450mm (around 18 inches), and the royal cubit was around 515mm (around 20 inches).[3]

For further details on the cubit and on other units of length used in the Bible, see Biblical units of measure.

Source

  • Blank, Wayne, The Forearm
  • Lovett, Tim, "Which Cubit for Noah's Ark", Journal of Creation 20(3) 2006 pp. 71-77.

References

  1. ↑ There are mentions of English, Chinese, and Mexican Aztec cubits. Lovett 2006, p. 74.
  2. ↑ Lovett 2006; Blank
  3. ↑ Lovett 2006.
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