- (The following modern equivalents of ancient measurements are based upon the latest research, and are as correct as is possible at this time)
- DRY
- A bushel, about a peck Matthew 5:15 ; Mark 4:21 ; Luke 11:33
- A cab, or kab, about two quarts 2 Kings 6:25
- A cor, equal to one homer or ten ephahs, equal to about eleven and one-ninth bushels 1 Kings 4:22 ; 5:11 ; 2 Chronicles 2:10 ; 27:5 ; Ezra 7:22
- An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, Containing about a bushel and a half Exodus 16:36 ; Leviticus 5:11 ; 6:20 ; 19:36 ; Numbers 5:15 ; 28:5 ; Judges 6:19 ; Ruth 2:17 ; 1 Samuel 1:24 ; 17:17 ; Isaiah 5:10 ; Ezekiel 45:10,11,13,24 ; 46:5,7,11,14 ; Amos 8:5 ; Zechariah 5:6-10
- A half-homer, about five and a half bushels Hosea 3:2
- A homer, about eleven bushels, equal to a cor or ten ephahs Leviticus 27:16 ; Numbers 11:32 ; Isaiah 5:10 ; Ezekiel 45:11-14 ; Hosea 3:2
- An omer, about one bushel Exodus 16:16,18
- A seah, about a peck and a half Genesis 18:6 ; 1 Samuel 25:18 ; 1 Kings 18:32 ; 2 Kings 7:1,16,18
- A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an Ephah Exodus 29:40 ; Leviticus 14:10,21 ; 23:13,17 ; 24:5 ; Numbers 15:4,6,9 ; 28:9,12,13,20,21,29 ; 29:3,4,9,10,14,15
- LIQUID
- A bath, about eight gallons and a half 1 Kings 7:26,38 ; 2 Chronicles 2:10 ; 4:5 ; Ezra 7:22 ; Isaiah 5:10 ; Ezekiel 45:10,11,14 ; Luke 16:6
- A firkin, nearly nine gallons John 2:6
- A hin, about a gallon and a half Exodus 29:40 ; 30:24 ; Leviticus 19:36 ; 23:13 ; Numbers 15:4-10 ; 28:5,7,14 ; Ezekiel 4:11
- A log, about a pint, one-twelfth of a hin Leviticus 14:10,12,15,21,24
- See WEIGHTS
- LINEAR
- A finger Jeremiah 52:21
- A handbreadth Exodus 25:25 ; 37:12 ; 1 Kings 7:26 ; 2 Chronicles 4:5 ; Psalm 39:5 ; Ezekiel 40:5,43 ; 43:13
- A span Exodus 28:16 ; 1 Samuel 17:4 ; Isaiah 40:12 ; 48:13 ; Lamentations 2:20 ; Ezekiel 43:13
- A cubit, the length of a man's forearm
- See CUBIT
- A reed, probably six cubits Ezekiel 40:5
- A fathom Acts 27:28
- A pace 2 Samuel 6:13
- A furlong Luke 24:13
- A mile, probably nine-tenths of an English mile Matthew 5:41
- 10. A Sabbath day's journey, two thousand paces Acts 1:12
- MUST BE JUST Leviticus 19:35,36 ; Deuteronomy 25:13-16 ; Proverbs 11:1 ; 16:11 ; 20:10,23 ; Hosea 12:7-9 ; Micah 6:10-12
- See DISHONESTY
- See INTEGRITY
- A cab, or kab, about two quarts 2 Kings 6:25
Orville James Nave (April 30, 1841 – June 24, 1917) was an American Methodist theologian and chaplain in the United States Army. He is best known for compiling Nave's Topical Bible, an index of topics addressed in the Christian Bible.Wikipedia
Nave's Topical Bible is a book written by Orville James Nave (1841–1917) and published by Thomas Nelson Publishers. Nave was a chaplain in the United States Army and referred to his work as "the result of fourteen years of delight and untiring study of the Word of God." It is a topical concordance of the Bible, and contains Biblical references to over 20,000 topics. Scripture is quoted over 100,000 times; the same Scripture citation may appear under several headings.The topic headings are broad, covering many religious concepts, geographical regions, and names of Biblical figures. While theological concepts such as salvation and worship are included, a wide range of topics, such as Biblical references to ropes, are also included. This reflects the author's intention, as stated in the book's preface, to "...note and classify everything found in the Scriptures".
The book took fourteen years to complete. Its original copyrights were 1896 and 1897. Until at least 1907 the book was published by the Topical Bible Publishing Company of Lincoln Nebraska. At least seven editions have been published, based on the King James Version and Revised Version of the Bible. Each verse of the Bible is indexed according to the topics it is classified under. Christian figures such as Billy Graham have endorsed the book.Read More