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Mentioned in the Bible

1. JEWISH WEIGHTS, REDUCED TO ENGLISH TROY WEIGHT.

The gerah, one-twentieth of a shekel The bekah, haıf a shekel The maneh, 60 shekels The talent, 50 manehs, or 3,000 shekels. 108.

OZ. pen. gr. o 12 5 0 o 0 IO 2 6 o .125 2. SCRIPTURE MEASURES OF LENGTH, REDUCED TO ENGLISH MEASURE.

A digit ... 4 = A Palm 12= 3 = A span 24 = کو= 6 = 3= A cubit.. 24= 35 = 62A fathom. 192 43 = 16= 8= 2 = 1.3 An Arabian pole. 12= 61.5 Ezekiel's reed 1920-480 = 160 = 0 = 20 = 13.3 = 10 = A measuring line A cubit 3. THE LONG SCRIPTURE MEASURES. 400A stadium or furlong. 2000 5 = A sabbath-day's journey 10- 2 An eastern mile 4000 12000 = 30 63 A parasang. 6000 240-48248 = A day's journey ..

Eng. feet. inches. 0 0.912 0 3.648 10.944 I 9.888 7 7 3.552 10 11.328 14 7.104 ..145 11.04 Eng. miles. paces. feet. ....

MOTE.& feet 1 pace; 1,056 paces - 1 miles 1.824 145 4.6 729 3.

I 403 I. 4 153 3. +

← Arranged in Chronological Order (II)Reduced to English Wine Measure →