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1. www.gotquestions.org › biblical-weights-andWhat are the modern equivalents of biblical weights and ...

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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.

   • What Was The Sanctuary Shekel

     Exodus 30:13 speaks of a shekel of the sanctuary, stating,...

   • What is Biblical Numerology

     Biblical numerology is the study of numbers in the Bible....

   • Is There Any Validity to The Bible Codes

     For one, the Bible does not ever hint of the existence of...

2. www.biblequick.com › converter › allAll Ancient Biblical Units Converter - BibleQuick

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   Convert any ancient Biblical units like Talent, Denarius, Shekel, Drachmae to any modern day currency and its corresponding weights.

3. biblehub.com › weights-and-measuresBible Weights and Measurements

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   Bible Weights and Measurements. All values are approximate. Many measurements vary by era and location. Lengths. Weights. Liquid Measures. Dry Measures.

4. bible.ca › coins › bible-coins-history-money-weightHistory of Biblical coins, how they were made, money weight ...

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   We have created a valuation chart based on the value of coins at the time of Jesus, the apostles and the church. Throughout the history of Israel, there have been references to various weight standards: commercial standard, king's weight standard, temple of the sanctuary standard

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5. www.torahcalc.com › tools › unit-converterBiblical and Talmudic Unit Converter - TorahCalc

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   Nov 10, 2024 · Biblical and Talmudic Unit Converter. Convert between any Biblical and modern units of length, area, volume, mass (weight), coins, and time. Information about Biblical Units and Sources. Currency conversions use exchange rates as of November 3, 2024, 3:22 PM.

6. www.learnreligions.com › biblical-measurements-116678Conversion of Biblical Measurements - Learn Religions

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   Jan 15, 2020 · How to Convert Biblical Measurements. Learn to calculate the measurements of Noah's Ark. Getty Images / Eric Thomas. By. Cynthia Astle. Updated on January 15, 2020. One of comedian Bill Cosby's most hilarious routines features a conversation between God and Noah about building an ark.

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   What are some examples of Biblical measurements?

   • "Cubits," "fingers," "palms," "spans," "baths," "homers," "ephahs," and "seahs" are among ancient forms of biblical measurements. Thanks to decades of archaeological digs, scholars have been able to determine the approximate size of most of these measurements according to contemporary standards.

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   What is the most common coin in the Bible?

   • The most common coin among them, easily by a factor of more than 1000 to 1, is the small prutah of Jannaeus and possibly his successors." (Guide to Biblical Coins, David Hendin, 5th edition, p475, 2010 AD) It is believed the origin of the talent was the weight of a load a man can carry. A standard weight stone.

   History of Biblical coins, how they were made, money weight system

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   What is third/4th of a shekel?

   • A talent a shekel and was a specified weight of a precious metal which was understood to have a specific "monetary value". Before coins, Third/fourth of a shekel is not a coin but a fraction of a known and accepted weight of a shekel: 1 Sam 9:8; Ne 10:32. Remember that coins were not used in Israel until after 400 BC.

   History of Biblical coins, how they were made, money weight system

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   Why did Jesus pay a Tyrian shekel?

   • It was the standard coin (and the only coin) accepted in the Jewish temple at the time of Jesus. The story of Jesus telling Peter to pay the temple tax for the two of them featured a Tyrian shekel retrieved from the mouth of a fish. Judas was paid 30 Tyrian shekels to betray Jesus.

   History of Biblical coins, how they were made, money weight system

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   How much money did the widow threw into the temple treasury?

   • (Exodus 38:25-26) "The amount of money the widow threw into the Temple treasury was two coins of the smallest size in existence in Jerusalem at that time. There is no doubt that the small prutah (Nos. 1152, 1153) or half-prutah (Nos. 1134, 1138, 1147, 1185-87) coins of the Hasmonean kings and Herod the Great, fit that description.

   History of Biblical coins, how they were made, money weight system

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   What is the smallest coin in the Bible?

   • The British mite in Lk 12:59 is actually a lepta, the smallest coin equal to a half-prutah, which is equal to 1/128 th of a days wages. "I say to you, you will not get out of there until you have paid the very last lepta [NASB: cent; KJV: Mite]." (Luke 12:59) The British mite in Luke 21:2 is actually a lepta equal to 128 th of a days wages.

   History of Biblical coins, how they were made, money weight system

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8. www.esv.org › resources › esv-global-study-bibleTable of Weights and Measures - ESV.org

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   The following table is based on the best generally accepted information available for biblical weights, measures, and monetary units. All equivalents are approximate. Weights and measures varied somewhat in different times and places in the ancient world.