Bible Concordances
Tables of Money, Weights, Measures, Etc
Thompson Chain Reference
- TROY WEIGHTS
- Mite = 1 gerah
- A gerah = 1/50 oz
- 10 gerahs = 1 bekah = 1/5 oz
- 2 bekah = 1 shekel = 2/5 oz
- 50 shekels = 1 maneh = 1 1/4 lbs
- 60 manehs = 1 talent = 75 lbs
- In consulting these tables it must be remembered that authorities differ as to exact figures
- LENGTH (Shorter Measure of Length)
- 1 palm = 3 in
- 3 palms = 1 span = 9 in
- 2 spans = 1 cubit = 18 in
- 4 cubits = 1 fathom = 6 ft
- 1.5 fathoms = 1 reed = 9 ft
- 13.3 reeds = 1 line = 119.7 ft
- In consulting these tables it must be remembered that authorities differ as to exact figures
- LAND MEASURE
- A cubit = 1.824 ft
- 2000 cubits = 0.5 miles = 1Sabbath day's journey
- 24 miles = 1 day's journey
- In consulting these tables it must be remembered that authorities differ as to exact figures
- LIQUID MEASURE
- 1 log = 1/72 bath = 1/3 qt
- 4 logs = 1 cab = 1 1/3 qt
- 3 cabs = 1 hin = 4 qts
- 2 hins = 1 seah = 2 gals
- 3 seahs = 1 bath, or ephah = 6 gals
- In consulting these tables it must be remembered that authorities differ as to exact figures
- DRY MEASURE
- cab = 1/18 ephah = 1 qts
- 1/10 ephah = 1 omer = 2 qts
- Hebrews 3:3 omers = 1 seah = 7 qts
- 3 seahs = 1 ephah = 21 qts
- 5 ephahs = 1 letech = 3 bushels
- 2 letechs = 1 kor, or homer = 6 bushels
- In consulting these tables it must be remembered that authorities differ as to exact figures
- TIME
- The Natural Day was from sun-rise to sun-set
- The Natural Night was from sun-set to sun-rise
- The Civil Day was from sun-set one evening to sun-set the next; for "the Evening and the Morning were the first day."
- NIGHT (Ancient)
- First Watch till midnight
- Middle Watch till 3 a.m
- Morning Watch till 6 a.m
- MONTHS, NAMES OF
- SEE Months
- NIGHT (New Testament)
- First Watch, evening, 6 to 9 p.m
- Second Watch, midnight, 9 to 12 p.m
- Third Watch, cock-crow, 12 to 3 a.m
- Fourth Watch, morning, 3 to 6 a.m
- DAY (Ancient)
- Morning till about 10 a.m
- Heat of day till about 2 p.m
- Cool of day till about 6 p.m
- DAY (New Testament)
- Third hour, 6 to 9 a.m
- Sixth hour, 9 to 12 midday
- Ninth hour, 12 to 3 p.m
- Twelfth hour, 3 to 6 p.m
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Bibliography Information
Thompson, Frank C. Entry for 'Tables of Money, Weights, Measures, Etc'. Thompson Chain Reference. https://www.studylight.org/concordances/eng/tcr/t/tables-of-money-weights-measures-etc.html. 1908.