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The following table is based on the best generally accepted information available for biblical weights, measures, and monetary units. All equivalents are approximate. Weights and measures varied somewhat in different times and places in the ancient world.
The following table is based on the best generally accepted information available for biblical weights, measures, and monetary units. All equivalents are approximate. Weights and measures varied somewhat in different times and places in the ancient world.
A two-talent weight from Lagash in the British Museum gives a weight of 66 3/4 pounds per talent, and mina weights from various periods down to the neo-Babylonian show that the weight of the talent was maintained between 28.38-30.27 kg. for many centuries.
Bible Weights and Measurements. All values are approximate. Many measurements vary by era and location. Lengths. Weights. Liquid Measures. Dry Measures.
We will take a known amount in NT times, the denarius, and use that to determine the other amounts. We know that a denarius was worth about a day’s wages for a skilled worker (Matt. 20:2). That is still a relative amount, so let’s use the average wage as our factor.
Reed (6 cubits) 8.75 feet 2.73 meters Ezekiel 40:5 Furlong 1/8 mi., 660 feet 201.2 meters Revelation 14:20 Stadion 697 feet 185.4 meters Luke 24:13 Sabbath day’s journey 3/5 mile 0.9656 kilometers Acts 1:12 Day’s journey 20 miles 32.19 kilometers 1 Kings 19:4 Gerah 1/50 ounce 0.567 grams Ezekiel 45:12 Bekah (10 gerahs) 1/5 ounce 5.67 grams ...
The matter of weights, measures, and money in these charts are approximate equivalents. It is difficult to ascertain the exact figures in that some of the terms are Egyptian, Grecian, Roman, and Hebrew. Measurements then and now may differ.
