Bible Concordances
Weights

Torrey's Topical Textbook

• Generally regulated by the standard of the sanctuary
  Exodus 30:24

• Sometimes regulated by the king's standard
  2 Samuel 14:26

• Were frequently used in scales or balances
  Job 31:6; Isaiah 40:12

• MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
  • Gerah
    Exodus 30:13; Ezekiel 45:12
  • Bekah or half shekel
    Genesis 24:22
  • Shekel
    Exodus 30:13; Ezekiel 45:12
  • Dram
    Nehemiah 7:70,71
  • Maneh or pound
    Nehemiah 7:71; Ezekiel 45:12
  • Talent
    2 Samuel 12:30; Revelation 16:21

• Value of money estimated according to
  Genesis 23:16; 43:21; Jeremiah 32:9

• All metals were given by
  Exodus 37:24; 1 Chronicles 28:14

• Provisions were sold by, in times of scarcity
  Leviticus 26:26; Ezekiel 4:10,16

• THE JEWS
  • Forbidden to have various
    Deuteronomy 25:13,14
  • Forbidden to have unjust
    Leviticus 19:35,36
  • Frequently used unjust
    Micah 6:11

• ILLUSTRATIVE
  • Of sins
    Hebrews 12:1
  • Of the restraints put on the elements
    Job 28:25
  • (Heavy,) of the exceeding glory reserved for saints
    2 Corinthians 4:17