Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1896 — Terms of The Bible. [ARTICLE]

Terms of The Bible.

A day’s journey was about twenty three and one-fifth miles. A Sabbath day’s journey was about an English mile. A -cubit was nsar.y twenty-two inches. A Hand’s breadth is equal to ..Inee and flvesuighth inches. A finger’s breadth is equal to one inch. A shekel of silver was about 50 cents. a shekel of gold was 88. A talent of silver was 8538.30. A talent of gold was 813,809. A piece of silver, or a penny, was thirteen cents. A farthing was three cents, A mite was less than a quarter of a cent. A gerali was one cent. An ephah or ba.h contained s ;v en gallons a id five pints A firkin was about eight ami seven-eighth gallons. An omer was six pints. A cab was three pints.