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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
A Jewish liquid measure, varying from 4.75 to 6.5 gallons.
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
See
WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES
.
From
Manners and Customs of the Bible
:
Ezekiel 45:10
10
Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. (Ezekiel 45:10)
. Ye shall have just
balances
, and a just
ephah
, and a just
bath
.
The bath was a measure of liquids, such as
wine
and
oil
, and was of the same capacity as the ephah in dry measure. See note on
Exodus 16:36
36
Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. (Exodus 16:36)
(#125). It is supposed to have contained nearly nine gallons. It is referred to also in
Isaiah 5:10
10
Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah. (Isaiah 5:10)
. The “
measures
,” mentioned in
Luke 16:6
6
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. (Luke 16:6)
, are baths.
See also note on
John 2:6
6
And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. (John 2:6)
(#792).
Related Books and Articles:
584. The Bath
Collection:
Manners and Customs of the Bible
Book:
Manners and Customs of the Bible
By:
James M. Freeman
Call: 1-630-543-1441
“Study to show thyself approved unto God, … rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
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