Bible Weights and Measures
Do you have a chart of the Bible weight and measures?
Thanks for your question. Here is a small chart which should offer some assistance on biblical weights and measures.
| Talent (60 minas) | 75 lbs. | 44 kg. |
| Mina (50 shekels) | 1.25 lbs. | 0.6 kg. |
| Shekel (2 bekas) | 2/5 oz. | 11.5 gr. |
| Pim (2/3 shekel) | 1/3 oz. | 7.6 gr. |
| Beka (10 gerahs) | 1/5 oz. | 5.5 gr. |
| Gerah | 1/50 oz. | 0.6 gr. |
| Cubit | 18 in. | 0.5 m. |
| Span | 9 in. | 23 cm. |
| Handbreadth | 3 in. | 8 cm. |
| Cor [homer] (10 ephahs) | 6 bu. | 220 l. |
| Lethek (5 ephahs) | 3 bu. | 110 l. |
| Ephah (10 omers) | 3/5 bu. | 22 l. |
| Seah (1/3 ephah) | 7 qts. | 7.3 l. |
| Omer (1/10 empah) | 2 qts. | 2 l. |
| Cab (1/18 ephah) | 1 qt. | 1 l. |
| Bath (1 ephah) | 6 gal. | 22 l. |
| Hin (1/6 bath) | 4 qts. | 4 l. |
| Log (1/72 bath) | 1/3 qt. | 0.3 l. |
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