Monies, Weights, and Measurements.

Due to the various nations involved, and also the time span that the Bible covers, monies, weights, and measurements are often hard to determine. Please take the following figures with a "grain of salt". The numbers are general and approximate.

Bath about 9 gallons
Bekah � of an ounce
Cab 2 quarts
Cubit about 18 inches
Day's journey 20-25 miles
Ephah about 1 bushel
Farthing � cent
Fathom 6 feet
Finger ž of an inch
Firkin 9 gallons
Furlong _ of a mile
Gerah .4 ounces
Handbreadth about 3ž inches
Hin 6 quarts
Homer 90 gallons liquid
11 bushels dry
Log 1 pint
Mite _ of a cent
Omer 7 pints
Pound about $16 in money
Reed about 11 feet
Sabbath Day Journey, 1 mile
Shekel .5 ounces weight
$5 in gold
64 cents silver
Span about 9 inches
Talent $1000
about 75 lbs. weight.