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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.
The average weight of a dozen weights inscribed nṩp is 0.35 ounces (ten grams), and therefore belongs to another system. The name is found in the Ugaritic texts together with the shekel and is perhaps equal to 0.34 ounces (9.5 grams) in the weight system.
Bible Weights and Measurements. All values are approximate. Many measurements vary by era and location. Lengths. Weights. Liquid Measures. Dry Measures.
4 Ιαν 2022 · Some Bible translations have replaced the archaic words with modern equivalents or approximations. Other translations simply transliterate the Greek and Hebrew words for the measurements. Below are several terms and their approximated equivalents in both metric and imperial measurements.
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.
There was a common shekel, but its weight varied as either heavy or light, and a Royal shekel, heavy and light. These weights varied from .36 oz. to a little more than .72 oz. Too, the value of the shekel always varied according to the commodity being weighed for exchanged.
