Biblical Measurements and Units

by Steve Ray on November 11, 2019

Cubits, a spam, and ephah and a bath. What do all of these mean in the Bible? Here is a helpful chart taken from Verbum.

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Lissa January 5, 2015 at 11:42 AM

how about 1,000 years according to the rapture folks?

Joe Wetterling January 6, 2015 at 12:03 PM

Very helpful — thanks Steve!

Bill Wehnert November 11, 2019 at 11:03 AM

So when the the Bible refers to the servants who was given 10 talents, is that the same as 750lbs? Or is was the coin of the day just called a talent?

STEVE RAY HERE: A talent was a certain weight of gold but not sure how much.

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