| Biblical Unit | | Equivalent to | | Comments | | Bible Examples |
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Homer
(Cor) | | Dry Measure = 10 Ephahs
= 211 liters
= 6 bushels U.S.
Liquid Measure = 10 Baths
= 220 liters
= 58 Gallons U.S. | | One of the common measures that can be used for dry or liquid volume. | | Ezekiel 45:11, 13-14 |
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Mina | | = 50 shekels
= 1/60th talent
= 567 grams
= 1.26 pounds U.S. | | Used as a measure of weight and sum of money. | | Ezra 2:69;
Ezekiel 45:12 |
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Mite | | = 1/2 Roman quadran
= 1/2 farthing
= 1/8th of a cent U.S. | | Used as a measure of money in the New Testament. The Greek word means the smallest bronze of copper coin used. | | Luke 12:59, 21:2 |
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Omer | | = 1/10 ephah
= 2.2 dry liters
= 2 dry quarts U.S. | | Used as a dry measure. The word Omer is sometimes translated as sheaf - specifically, an amount of grain large enough to require bundling. | | Exodus 16:22
Exodus 32-33, 36 |
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 Jerusalem shekel minted in 68 A.D. |
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Penny | | = 16 cents U.S. | | Used as a measure of money. The word is translated pence or pennyworth in the New Testament. | | Matthew 18:28
Matthew 20:2, 9
Mark 6:37, 14:5 |
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Pound | | Weight = 100 shekels
Money
= 100 Roman denarii
= 100 Greek drachmas
= $16.00 U.S.
| | One of the common Biblical weights that is also used for money. | | 1Kings 10:17
Ezra 2:29
Luke 19:13, 16, 18 |
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Sabbath day
journey | | = 2,000 cubits
= .91 Kilometers
= 1,000 yards U.S.
| | A Sabbath day's journey, according to Jewish tradition, was the maximum allowable distance one could travel on the Sabbath and not violate the law. | | Acts 1:12
Joshua 3:4 |
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Shekel | | = 20 gerahs
= 11.4 grams
= .4 ounces U.S. | | Used as a measure of weight and money. | | Genesis 23:15-16
Exodus 21:32, 30:13
Ezekiel 45:12 |
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Span | | = 1/2 cubit
= 22.8 centimeters
= 9 inches U.S. | | Used as a measure of length. A span is the width of a spread out human hand from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the pinky finger. | | Exodus 28:16
1Samuel 17:4
Ezekiel 43:13 |
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Talent | | = 3,000 shekels
= 60 minas
= 34.3 kilograms
= 75 U.S. pounds | | One of the common Biblical weights that is also used for money. | | Exodus 38:24-29
1Kings 9:14
Matthew 18:24
Revelation 16:21 |
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