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338. The Cab

From: Manners and Customs of the Bible By: James M. Freeman

2 Kings 6:25

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2 Kings 6:25²⁵And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. (2 Kings 6:25). The fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.

The cab was a dry measure holding nearly two quarts.

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• 330. Human Sacrifices

• 331. Rights of Creditors

• 332. Vessel for Oil

• 333. Aliyah Stool

• 334. Ladies Riding

• 335. Times of Public Instruction

• 336. Formal Salutation

• 337. Rimmon Etiquette

• 338. The Cab

• 339. Market at the Gate

• 340. Ostentation in Making Presents

• 341. Oil Vessel

• 342. Eye Painting

• 343. Enemies Beheaded

• 344. Priestly Robes

• 345. Storage for Beds

• 346. Coronation Ceremonies

• 347. The King's Place

• 348. Bow and Arrows

• 349. Mode of Declaring War

• 350. Hebrew Mode of Burial

• 351. Succoth Benoth Heathen Gods

• 352. Deportation

• 353. Various Uses of the Grape

• 354. Captive Gods

• 355. Nisroch

• 356. Sun Dials

• 357. Royal Treasures

• 358. Horses Used for Idolatrous Purposes

• 359. Grave Stones