Refer to King James Bible
|
Biblical Unit |
Approximate American and Metric Equivalents |
Biblical Equivalent |
|
bath |
A bath was about 6 gallons or 22 liters |
1 ephah |
|
beka |
A beka was about 1/5 ounce or 5.5 grams |
10 gerahs |
|
cor |
A cor was about 6 bushels or 220 liters |
10 ephahs |
|
cubit |
A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters |
6 handbreadths |
|
denarius |
A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer |
|
|
daric |
A daric was a coin of about 1/4 ounce or 8.5 grams |
|
|
ephah |
An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters |
10 omers |
|
gerah |
A gerah was about 1/50 ounce or 0.6 gram |
1/10 beka |
|
handbreadth |
A handbreadth was about 3 inches or 7.5 centimeters |
1/6 cubit |
|
hin |
A hin was about 4 quarts or 3.5 liters |
1/6 bath |
|
homer |
A homer was about 6 bushels or 220 liters |
10 ephahs |
|
kab |
A kab was about 1 quart or 1 liter |
1/22 ephah |
|
lethech |
A lethech was about 3 bushels or 110 liters |
5 ephahs |
|
log |
A log was about 1/3 quart or 0.3 liter |
1/72 bath |
|
mina |
A mina was about 1 1/4 pounds or 0.6 kilogram |
50 shekels |
|
omer |
An omer was about 2 quarts or 2 liters |
1/10 ephah |
|
pim |
A pim was about 1/3 ounce or 7.5 grams |
2/3 shekel |
|
seah |
A seah was about 7 quarts or 7.3 liters |
1/3 ephah |
|
shekel |
A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams |
2 bekas |
|
span |
A span was about 9 inches or 22 centimeters |
3 handbreadths |
|
stadion |
A stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters |
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|
talent |
A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms |
60 minas |
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