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Bible Measurement Units
The following table explain the biblical forms of money and their current U.S. equivalents.
MONEY IN THE BIBLE
| Measure | System Equivalent | Approx. Weight. | Approx. U.S. Value |
| gerah | 1/10 beka, 1/20 shekel | $0.02 | |
| beka | 10 gerahs, 1/2 shekel | 0.25 | |
| shekel+ | 2 bekas, 20 gerahs | 10gm 1/2 oz. | 0.5 |
| mina | 50 shekels. 100 bekas | 500 g., 11b | 25 |
| talent | 60 minas, 3000 shekels | 30kg, 66lbs | 1500 |
| gold shekel | 8 | ||
| gold mina | 400 | ||
| gold talent | 24,000,00 |
This following table explain the methods of measuring liquids in Biblical times.
LIQUID CAPACITY MEASUREMENT IN THE BIBLE
| Measure | System Equivalent | Approx. Metric Equivalents | Approx. U.S. Equivalents |
| log | 1/12 hin | 0.331 | 1/12 gal. |
| kab | 4 logs, 1/3 hin | 1.31 | 1/3 gal. |
| omer | 12 logs. 3 kabs | 3.671 | 1 gal. |
| seah | 6 kabs, 2 hins | 7.331 | 2 gal. |
| ephah | 13 seahs, 6 hins | 221 | 6 gal. |
| lethech | 10 bath, 60 his | 2201 | 60 gal. |
The following table which explains the methods of measuring dry capacity in Biblical times.
DRY CAPACITY MEASUREMENT IN THE BIBLE
| Measure | System Equivalent | Approx. Metric Equivalents | Approx. U.S. Equivalents |
| log | 1/4 Kab | 0.331 | 20 1/2 cu. in |
| kab | 4 logs | 1.21 | 73 cu. in. |
| omer | 7 logs. 1 4/5 kabs | 2.41 | 146 1/2 cu. in. |
| seah | 3 1/3 omers, 6 kabs | 7.31 | 1/4 cu. ft. |
| ephah | 10 omers, 3 seahs | 221 | 3/4 cu. ft |
| lethech | 15 seahs, 5 ephahs | 1101 | 3 3/4 cu. ft |
| homer | 10 ephahs, 2 lethech | 2202 | 7 3/4 cu. ft. |
The following table which explains the methods of measuring weight in Biblical times.
WEIGHT MEASUREMENT IN THE BIBLE
| Measure | System Equivalent | Approx. Metric Equivalents | Approx. U.S. Equivalents |
| gerah | 1/20 shekel | 0.5 g | 1/50 oz. |
| beka | 10 gerahs, 1/2 shekel | 5 g | 3/16 oz. |
| pim | 1 1/2 bekas, 3/4 shekel | 7 g | 1/4 oz. |
| shekel | 2 bekas, 1 1/2 pims | 10 g | 1/2 oz. |
| mina | 75 pims, 50 shekels | 500 g | 1 lb. |
| talent | 60 minas, 3000 shekels | 30 kg | 66 lbs. |
The following table which explains the methods of measuring length in Biblical times.
LENGTH MEASUREMENT IN THE BIBLE
| Measure | System Equivalent | Approx. Metric Equivalents | Approx. U.S. Equivalents |
| finger (digit) | 1/12 span | 2 cm | 3/4 in.. |
| palm (handbreadth) | 4 fingers, 1/3 span | 7.5 cm | 3 in. |
| span | 12 fingers, 3 palms | 22.25 cm | 9 in. |
| gomedh | 3 3/4 palms, 1 1/4 spans | 30 cm | 12 in. |
| cubit | 6-7 palms, 2 spans | 44.5 cm | 17 1/2 in. |
| fathom | 4 cubits, 8 spans | 2 m | 2 yds. |
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