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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(weight). A weight; the
maneh
(
1 Kings 10:17
17
And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. (1 Kings 10:17)
;
Ezra 2:69
69
They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments. (Ezra 2:69)
;
Neh. 7:71
71
And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver. (Nehemiah 7:71)
). One sixtieth of a Grecian
talent
(
Luke 19:13-27
13
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
14
But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
15
And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
16
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
17
And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
18
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
19
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
20
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
21
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
22
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
23
Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
24
And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
25
(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
26
For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.
27
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. (Luke 19:13‑27)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
See
WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES
.
“785. The "Pound"” From
Manners and Customs of the Bible
:
Luke 19:13
13
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. (Luke 19:13)
. He called his
ten
servants, and delivered them ten pounds.
The mina, or “
pound
,” was not a coin, but a sum of
silver
reckoned by weight, and was worth £3 15s. 6d. sterling, or about $19.
“812. The Pound” From
Manners and Customs of the Bible
:
John 12:3
3
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment. (John 12:3)
. Then took
Mary
a
pound
of
ointment
of
spikenard
, very costly.
The λίτρα, “pound,” varied in weight in different countries. The Roman Libra, which is supposed to be the weight mentioned in the text, was equal to nearly
twelve
ounces avoirdupois.
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812. The Pound
From:
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785. The "Pound"
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Manners and Customs of the Bible
By:
James M. Freeman
Narrator:
Chris Genthree
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