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by Wayne Blank
| Bible | American British |
Metric |
| Length | ||
| cubit | 18 inches | 0.5 meter |
| span | 9 inches | 23 centimeters |
| handbreadth | 3 inches | 8 centimeters |
| Weight | ||
| talent (60 minas) | 75 pounds | 34 kilograms |
| mina (50 shekels) | 1 1/4 pounds | 0.6 kilogram |
| shekel (2 bekas) | 2/5 ounce | 11.5 grams |
| pim (2/3 shekel) | 1/3 ounce | 7.6 grams |
| beka (10 gerahs) | 1/5 ounce | 5.5 grams |
| gerah | 1/50 ounce | 0.6 gram |
| Dry Capacity | ||
| cor (homer) (10 ephahs) | 6 bushels | 220 liters |
| lethek (5 ephahs) | 3 bushels | 110 liters |
| ephah (10 omers) | 3/5 bushel | 22 liters |
| seah (1/3 ephah) | 7 quarts | 7.3 liters |
| omer (1/10 ephah) | 2 quarts | 2 liters |
| cab (1/18 ephah) | 1 quart | 1 liter |
| Liquid Capacity | ||
| bath (1 ephah) | 6 gallons | 22 liters |
| hin (1/6 bath) | 4 quarts | 4 liters |
| log (1/72 bath) | 1/3 quart | 0.3 liter |
Note: This table of weights and measures is based upon the best available information from ancient sources. It is not intended to be absolutely precise.
Fact Finder: What were the approximate dimensions of Noah's Ark?
Genesis 6:15-16
