Bible Concordances

Thompson Chain Reference

Tables of Money, Weights, Measures, Etc

• TROY WEIGHTS
• Mite = 1 gerah
• A gerah = 1/50 oz
• 10 gerahs = 1 bekah = 1/5 oz
• 2 bekah = 1 shekel = 2/5 oz
• 50 shekels = 1 maneh = 1 1/4 lbs
• 60 manehs = 1 talent = 75 lbs
• In consulting these tables it must be remembered that authorities differ as to exact figures
• LENGTH (Shorter Measure of Length)
• 1 palm = 3 in
• 3 palms = 1 span = 9 in
• 2 spans = 1 cubit = 18 in
• 4 cubits = 1 fathom = 6 ft
• 1.5 fathoms = 1 reed = 9 ft
• 13.3 reeds = 1 line = 119.7 ft
• In consulting these tables it must be remembered that authorities differ as to exact figures
• LAND MEASURE
• A cubit = 1.824 ft
• 2000 cubits = 0.5 miles = 1Sabbath day's journey
• 24 miles = 1 day's journey
• In consulting these tables it must be remembered that authorities differ as to exact figures
• LIQUID MEASURE
• 1 log = 1/72 bath = 1/3 qt
• 4 logs = 1 cab = 1 1/3 qt
• 3 cabs = 1 hin = 4 qts
• 2 hins = 1 seah = 2 gals
• 3 seahs = 1 bath, or ephah = 6 gals
• In consulting these tables it must be remembered that authorities differ as to exact figures
• DRY MEASURE
• cab = 1/18 ephah = 1 qts
• 1/10 ephah = 1 omer = 2 qts
• Hebrews 3:3 omers = 1 seah = 7 qts
• 3 seahs = 1 ephah = 21 qts
• 5 ephahs = 1 letech = 3 bushels
• 2 letechs = 1 kor, or homer = 6 bushels
• In consulting these tables it must be remembered that authorities differ as to exact figures
• TIME
• The Natural Day was from sun-rise to sun-set
• The Natural Night was from sun-set to sun-rise
• The Civil Day was from sun-set one evening to sun-set the next; for "the Evening and the Morning were the first day."
• NIGHT (Ancient)
• First Watch till midnight
• Middle Watch till 3 a.m
• Morning Watch till 6 a.m
• MONTHS, NAMES OF
• SEE Months
• NIGHT (New Testament)
• First Watch, evening, 6 to 9 p.m
• Second Watch, midnight, 9 to 12 p.m
• Third Watch, cock-crow, 12 to 3 a.m
• Fourth Watch, morning, 3 to 6 a.m
• DAY (Ancient)
• Morning till about 10 a.m
• Heat of day till about 2 p.m
• Cool of day till about 6 p.m
• DAY (New Testament)
• Third hour, 6 to 9 a.m
• Sixth hour, 9 to 12 midday
• Ninth hour, 12 to 3 p.m
• Twelfth hour, 3 to 6 p.m