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Weights and Measures

Biblical Unit | U.S. Equivalent | Metric Equivalent

Length

Cubit, long | 20.5 inches | 51.8 centimeters
Cubit, short | 17.5 inches | 44.4 centimeters
Span | 9 inches | 23 centimeters
Handbreadth | 3 inches | 8 centimeters
Finger | 1 inch | 2 centimeters
Milion (8 stadia) | 1 mile | 1.5 kilometers
Stadion (1/8 milion) | 600 feet | 183 meters

Capacity, Dry Measure

Cor [homer] (10 ephahs) | 58 gallons | 170 kilograms, 220 liters
Letek (1/2 omer) | 12 quarts | 8.5 kilograms, 11 liters
Ephah (10 omers) | 23 quarts | 17 kilograms, 22 liters
Seah (1/3 ephah) | 7 quarts | 5.5 kilograms, 7.3 liters
Omer (1/10 ephah) | 2 quarts | 1.7 kilograms, 2.2 liters
Cab (1/18 ephah) | 1 quart | 1 kilogram, 1.2 liters

Capacity, Liquid Measure

Bath (1 ephah) | 5.8 gallons | 22 liters
Hin (1/6 bath) | 3.4 quarts | 3.2 liters
Log (1/72 bath) | 1/3 quart | 0.3 liter
Cor (10 baths) | 58 gallons | 220 liters
Double Bath (2 ephah) | 11.6 gallons | 44 liters
Metretes (1 double bath) | 10.3 gallons | 39 liters

Weights

Talent (60 minas) | 75 pounds | 34 kilograms
Mina (60 shekels) | 1.5 pounds | 575 grams
Mina (50 shekels) | 24 ounces | 690 grams
Shekel (2 bekas) | 2/5 ounce | 11.5 grams
Pim (2/3 shekel) | 1/3 ounce | 7.8 grams
Beka (10 gerahs) | 1/5 ounce | 5.75 grams
Gerah (1/20 shekel) | 1/32 ounce | 0.58 gram
Litra | 11.5 ounces | 326 grams

Cubit (short/long) The long cubit seems to be the standard for temple measurements and the short cubit the standard of the royal or civil (non-priestly) system.

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