Cables of Weights, Measures, and Mourg, MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE. 1. JEWISH WEIGHTS, REDUCED TO ENGLISH TROY WEIGHT. 16080 8= 2 13 An Arabian pole............... 14 7.104 2013·3 = 10 = A measuring line......145 11.04 TABLES OF WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND MONEY. 317 4. SCRIPTURE MEASURES OF CAPACITY FOR LIQUIDS, REDUCED TO ENGLISH WINE MEASURE. 18 6 = 3 = A bath, ephah, or firkin..... 18060 = 20 = 10 = A kor, choros, or homer......... 75 5.25 Gal. Pts. 0 0.625 0 0.833 0 3.333 1 2. 2 4. 7 4.50 5. SCRIPTURE MEASURES OF CAPACITY FOR THINGS DRY, 6. JEWISH MONEY, REDUCED TO THE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN STANDARDS. A gerah....... 10 £. S. d. $. cts. 5 14 0.75 1505 0 02.5 0 25.09 0 50.187 25 09.35 62.5 2 64.09 1200 60000 A solidus aureus, or sextula, was worth... 20 = 2 A shekel................ 120 = 50 A maneh, or mina Hebr. ...... ...5475 0 0. 8 03. 24309 In the preceding table silver is valued at 5s., and gold at £4 per ounce. 00. 7. ROMAN MONEY, MENTIONED IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, REDUCED TO THE ENGLISH AND AMERICAN STANDARDS. Scripture Proper Lames, with their Significations. A. AʼARON, mountainous, teaching. Abad'don, destruction. Ab'ana, stony. furies. Ab'arim, passages, Abednego, servant of Nego, or light. A'bel, He'bel, vanity, vapor. Ab'iah, Abi'jah, the Lord my Abial'bon, my father oversees the building. Abi'jam, father of the sea. Abima el, a father from God. Abimelech, my father is king. Abinadab, my father is a willing prince. Abin'aam, my father is beautiful. Abi'ram, A'bram, high father. Ab'ishag, my father seizes. Abish'ai, father of the present, or oblation. Abish'ua, Father of salvation. Ab'ishur, my father is firm, upright. Abi'tal, father of the dew. Abit'ub, my father is good. Abi'ud, my father's glory or praise. Ab'ner, father's lamp. A'braham, father of a multitude. Abi'athar, excellent, or sur-Ab'salom, father of perfect viving father. A'bib, green fruits. bursting the lip. Ach ́zib, a liar, running, de- | Adonize'dek, lord of equity. laying. Ada'dah, the witness of the assembly. A'dah, an assembly. Adai'ah, the witness of the Ad'am, Ad'amah, Ad'ami, A'dar, A'dor, excellent, stock. Ad'on, foundation, Lord. Ado'ram, their beauty, power, praise. A'doram, double excellency. glory. Adul'lam, their complaint, their building. Ag'abus, a locust, father's A'gag, roof, floor. A'gur, gathered, stranger. Ahie zer, brother of help. Ahi'lud, a brother born. Ahi'man, a brother prepared. Ahim'elech, brother of the king. Aditha'im, two assemblies or A'himoth, brother of death. testimonies. Ado'nibezek, lord of Bezek. Adoni'kam, my Lord hath Adoni'ram, my Lord is high. Ahin'oam, brother of beauty. Ahi'ra, brother of evil, or shep- Ahis ́amach, my brother supports. Ahi shar, brother of a prince. Ahitophel, brother of folly or ruin. |