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- First is the biblical requirement for accurate measurements, based on the character of God. Second is God’s use of measurements in His judgments. Third are the references, mostly poetic or prophetic, to God measuring His creation.
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Mar 4, 2020 · Weights and measurements are especially important in our understanding of biblical times and themes. Exacts measurements help us understand the dimensions of buildings such as Solomon’s temple. Weights are even more significant.
A weight was found at el-Jib Pritchard of 51.58 grams, inscribed as “four shekels,” which would yield a shekel of 12.89 grams. A weight with five strokes was found at Gezer, weighing 64.47 grams, which is almost exactly 5x12.89 grams. Also at Gezer three uninscribed weights averaged 64.83 grams (or 5 x 12.96 grams).
What are the various weights and measures used in the Bible? What are their modern equivalents? It should be first noted that the maintenance of honest weights and measures was an important principle in Biblical times.
The Bible mentions royal weights, sanctuary weights, and merchant's weights. The royal shekel was probably double the ordinary shekel. The value of premonarchical weights and the original sanctuary shekel have not been determined. The shekel's multiples were the mina and the talent.
The basis of the biblical system of weights becomes clear by investigating the interrelationships of the three most important weights, the talent, shekel, and gerah. The talent ( kikkar ), was the largest unit of weight in the Bible, and was already known by the same name in Ugaritic.
- 22.0 liters
- 110.0 liters
- 220.0 liters
- 7.3 liters
Measurements can be divided into weight (often also used for money), distance, dry capacity, and liquid capacity. Here is a list of some biblical measurements and their approximate US and Metric equivalents. Weight: Talent (60 minas) is 75 pounds or 34 kilograms.
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Jan 4, 2022 · Some Bible translations have replaced the archaic words with modern equivalents or approximations. Other translations simply transliterate the Greek and Hebrew words for the measurements. Below are several terms and their approximated equivalents in both metric and imperial measurements.
