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Ephah
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Ephah, a word of Egyptian origin, meaning measure; a grain measure containing "three seahs or ten omers," and equivalent to the bath for liquids (Exodus 16:36; 1 Samuel 17:17; Zechariah 5:6 ). The double ephah in Proverbs 20:10 (marg., "an ephah and an ephah"), Deuteronomy 25:14 , means two ephahs, the one false and the other just.
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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Ephah'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/e/ephah.html. 1897.
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Ephah'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/e/ephah.html. 1897.
