| The figures in the table are calculated on the basis of a Shekel
equaling 11.5 rams, a cubit equaling 18 inches and an Ephah equaling 22
liters. The quart referred to is either a dry quart (slightly smaller
than a liter) or a liquid quart (slightly larger than a liter), whichever
is applicable. The ton is referred to in the footnotes is the American
ton of 2,000 pounds.
This table is based upon the best available information, but it is
not intended to be mathematically precise; like the measurement equivalents
in the footnotes, it merely gives approximate amounts and distances.
Weights and measures differed somewhat at various times and places in the
ancient world. There is uncertainty particularly about the Ephah
and the bath; further discoveries may give more light on these units of
capacity. |