This section of the book is from the "Household Companion: The Practical Mechanic" book.
A day's journey | = 33 1-5 U. S. miles. |
A Sabbath-day's journey | = 1 " mile |
Ezekiel's reed | = 11 feet nearly. |
Cubit—Hebrew | = 22 inches, nearly. |
" Greek | = 18 " about. |
A finger's breadth | = 1 inch, " |
A shekel of silver | = 62.5 cents. |
A " gold | = $8.09. |
A talent of silver | = $1,518.32. |
gold | = $23,309. |
A piece of silver | = 13 cents. |
A farthing | = 3 " |
A gerah | = 2.5 " |
A mite | = 1.5 mills. |
A homer (as dry measure | = 11 1-9 bushels. |
A " (" liquid " ) | = 70 gallons and 5 pin |
An ephah or bath | = 7 " " 4 " |
A bin | = 1 gallon " 2 " |
A firkin | = 7 " |
An omer | = 6 " |
A cab | = 3 " |
A log | 3/4 " |
 
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