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Law of God
Jewish Weights, Measures, Money


Bath
Around 9 Gallons
Liquid Measure
Bekah
1/4 Ounce
 
Cab
2 Quarts
 
Cubit
18 Inches
Distance From Elbow To Fingertip
Daric (Gold Money)
Worth $5.00
 
Daric (Silver Money)
Worth $0.64
Same as Shekel
Day's Journey
Around 20 Miles
 
Denarius
Worth About $0.16
 
Didrachma
Worth About $0.32
 
Digit
3/4 Inch
 
Drachma
Worth About $0.16
 
Ephah
About 1 Bushel
Unit of Dry Measure
Farthing
Worth About $0.025
In Certain Contexts, Worth About $.01
Fathom
6 Feet
 
Firkin
9 Gallons
 
Furlong
1/8 Mile
 
Gerah
1/40 Ounce
 
Half Shekel
$.032
 
Handbreadth
3 Inches
 
Hin
6 Quarts
 
Homer
90 Gallons Liquid Measure
11 Bushels Dry Measure
Kab
2 Quarts
 
Kor
90 Gallons
11 Bushels
Letbech
About 5.5 Bushels
 
Log
1 Pint
 
Maneh
About  2 Pounds
 
Mite 
1/8 of a Cent
 
Omer
7 Pints
 
Pound
Around $16.00
 
Pound of Silver
$20.00 - $40.00
 
Pound of Gold
$300.00 - $600.00
Ratio of Silver to Gold 15-1
Reed
11 Feet
 
Sabbath Day's Journey
About 1 Mile
 
Seah
1.5 Pecks
 
Shekel
1/2 Ounce
When Used As Unit Of Weight
Shekel
$0.64
When Used As Unit Of Money
Span
About 9 Inches
 
Stadium
About 1/7 Mile
 
Talent
About $1000.00
 
Talent of Silver
50 - 100 Pounds
$1250.00 - $2500.00
Talent of Gold
60 - 120 Pounds
$20,000.00 - $40,000.00
This chart was devised by one of the saints at Helena First Baptist Church, Helena, Mississippi