Weights and Measures

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Weights and Measures

Bible Weights and Measurements

All values are approximate.
Many measurements vary by era and location.

Lengths
Weights
Liquid Measures
Dry Measures
Money
Time

Lengths

Finger	0.73 inches	1.85 centimeters	Jeremiah 52:21	<Convert>
Handbreadth (4 fing.)	2.92 inches	7.42 centimeters	Exodus 25:25	<Convert>
Span	9 inches	22.86 centimeters	Exodus 28:16	<Convert>
Cubit	18 inches	45.72 centimeters	Genesis 6:15	<Convert>
Long Cubit	21 inches	53.34 centimeters	Ezekiel 40:5	<Convert>
Rod (6 long cubits)	10.5 feet	3.20 meters	Ezekiel 40:5	<Convert>
Fathom	6 feet	1.829 meters	Acts 27:28	<Convert>
Furlong (KJV)	1/8 mi., 660 feet	201.168 meters	Revelation 14:20	<Convert>
Stadion	607 feet	185 meters	Luke 24:13	<Convert>
Sabbath day’s journey	2,000 cubits, 3,000 ft	914.4 meters	Acts 1:12	<Convert>
Day’s journey	20 miles	32.187 kilometers	1 Kings 19:4	<Convert>

Weights

Gerah (1/20 shekel)	0.0201 ounces	0.57 grams	Exodus 30:13	<Convert>
Beka (1/2 shekel)	0.201 ounces	5.7 grams	Genesis 24:22	<Convert>
Pim (2/3 shekel)	0.268 ounces	7.6 grams	1 Samuel 13:21	<Convert>
Shekel (20 gerahs)	0.402 ounces	11.4 grams	Genesis 23:15	<Convert>
Mina (50 shekels)	1.256 pounds	0.57 kg	Ezra 2:69	<Convert>
Talent (60 minas)	75.4 pounds	34.2 kg	Exodus 25:39	<Convert>
Litra (Roman Pound)	12 ounces	340 grams	John 19:39	<Convert>

Liquid Measures

Log	0.33 quarts	0.31 liters	Leviticus 14:10	<Convert>
Hin (12 logs)	0.98 gallon	3.71 liters	Numbers 15:4	<Convert>
Bath (6 hins)	5.8 gallons	22 liters	1 Kings 5:11	<Convert>
Homer (10 baths)	58 gallons	220 liters	Ezekiel 45:11	<Convert>
Cor (10 baths)	58 gallons	220 liters	Ezekiel 45:14	<Convert>
Bath (NT)	8.7 gallons	32.9 liters	Luke 16:6	<Convert>
Metretes (NT)	10.4 gallons	39.4 liters	John 2:6	<Convert>

Dry Measures

Cab (1/18 ephah)	1.1 dry quarts	1.2 liters	2 Kings 6:25	<Convert>
Omer (1/10 ephah)	2.0 dry quarts	2.2 liters	Exodus 16:16	<Convert>
Seah (1/3 ephah)	6.7 dry quarts	7.3 liters	Genesis 18:6	<Convert>
Ephah (10 omers)	0.624 bushels (5 dry gal.)	22 liters	Exodus 16:36	<Convert>
Lethech (5 ephahs)	3.12 bushels (25 dry gal.)	110 liters	Hosea 3:2	<Convert>
Homer (10 ephahs)	6.24 bushels (50 dry gal.)	220 liters	Leviticus 27:16	<Convert>
Cor (10 ephahs)	6.24 bushels (50 dry gal.)	220 liters	1 Kings 4:22	<Convert>
Cor (NT)	10 bushels (93 dry gal.)	350 liters	Luke 16:7	<Convert>

Money

Denarius	Day’s wage		Matthew 20:2	<Est. Current Value>
Drachma	Est. 0.035 oz. silver	Est. 1 gram silver	Luke 15:8	<Est. Current Value>
Didrachma (2 Drach.)	Est. 0.07 oz. silver	Est. 2 grams silver	Matthew 17:24	<Est. Current Value>
Talent, silver	Approx. 75.4 lb	Approx. 34.24 kg	Ezra 8:26	<Est. Current Value>
Talent, gold	Approx. 75.4 lb	Approx. 34.24 kg	1 Kings 9:28	<Est. Current Value>

Time

Sunrise	6 AM	06:00	Mark 16:2	<Convert>
First hour	7 AM	07:00		<Convert>
Second hour	8 AM	08:00		<Convert>
Third hour	9 AM	09:00	Matthew 20:3	<Convert>
Fourth hour	10 AM	10:00		<Convert>
Fifth hour	11 AM	11:00		<Convert>
Sixth hour	Noon	12:00	Matthew 20:5	<Convert>
Seventh hour	1 PM	13:00	John 4:52	<Convert>
Eighth hour	2 PM	14:00		<Convert>
Ninth hour	3 PM	15:00	Matthew 20:5	<Convert>
Tenth hour	4 PM	16:00	John 1:39	<Convert>
Eleventh hour	5 PM	17:00	Matthew 20:6-9	<Convert>
Sunset	6 PM	18:00	Luke 4:40	<Convert>
First watch of night	6 PM - 9 PM	18:00 - 21:00	Lamentations 2:19	<Convert>
Second watch	9 PM - midnight	21:00 - 00:00	Luke 12:38	<Convert>
Third watch	Midnight - 3 AM	00:00 - 03:00	Luke 12:38	<Convert>
Fourth watch	3 AM - 6 AM	03:00 - 06:00	Matthew 14:25	<Convert>

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