Bible Concordances
Weights
Torrey's Topical Textbook
- Generally regulated by the standard of the sanctuary
Exodus 30:24
- Sometimes regulated by the king's standard
2 Samuel 14:26
- Were frequently used in scales or balances
Job 31:6; Isaiah 40:12
- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Gerah
Exodus 30:13; Ezekiel 45:12
- Bekah or half shekel
Genesis 24:22
- Shekel
Exodus 30:13; Ezekiel 45:12
- Maneh or pound
Nehemiah 7:71; Ezekiel 45:12
- Talent
2 Samuel 12:30; Revelation 16:21
- Value of money estimated according to
Genesis 23:16; 43:21; Jeremiah 32:9
- All metals were given by
Exodus 37:24; 1 Chronicles 28:14
- Provisions were sold by, in times of scarcity
Leviticus 26:26; Ezekiel 4:10,16
- THE JEWS
- Forbidden to have various
Deuteronomy 25:13,14
- Forbidden to have unjust
Leviticus 19:35,36
- Frequently used unjust
Micah 6:11
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of the restraints put on the elements
Job 28:25
- (Heavy,) of the exceeding glory reserved for saints
2 Corinthians 4:17
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Bibliography Information
Torrey, Reuben Archer. Entry for 'Weights'. Torrey's Topical Textbook. https://www.studylight.org/​concordances/​eng/​ttt/​w/weights.html. 1897.