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Acre

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Is the translation of a word (tse'med), which properly means a yoke, and denotes a space of ground that may be ploughed by a yoke of oxen in a day. It is about an acre of our measure (Isaiah 5:10; 1 Samuel 14:14 ).

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Acre'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​a/acre.html. 1897.
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