Bible Dictionaries
Bath
Holman Bible Dictionary
A liquid measure roughly equivalent to five and one half gallons (U.S.). It was used to measure the molten sea in the Temple (1Kings 7:26,1 Kings 7:38 ) as well as oil and wine (2 Chronicles 2:10; Ezra 7:22; Isaiah 5:10; Ezekiel 45:14 ). The bath was one-tenth of a homer (Ezekiel 45:11 ,Ezekiel 45:11,45:14 ). See Weights and Measures .
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Bath'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/b/bath.html. 1991.