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<p>The <em>ephah</em> divides into ten <em>[[Omer|omers]]</em> (not <em>homers</em>!) in <strong>Exodus 16:36</strong>. The bath divides into <em>[[Hin|hins]]</em>; we can assume 10 <em>[[Hin|hins]]</em>, to be in keeping with the pattern, although we are not clearly told that.
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The <em>ephah</em> divides into ten <em>[[Omer|omers]]</em> (not <em>homers</em>!) in <strong>Exodus 16:36</strong>. The bath divides into <em>[[Hin|hins]]</em>; we can assume 10 <em>[[Hin|hins]]</em>, to be in keeping with the pattern, although we are not clearly told that.
  
<p>1 ephah = one man&rsquo;s arm load, one stack of sheaves, one batch of bread, ten [[Omer|omers]]</p>
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1 ephah = one man&rsquo;s arm load, one stack of sheaves, one batch of bread, ten [[Omer|omers]]
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
[[The_Meanings_of_the_Measures|The Meanings of the Measures]]
 
[[The_Meanings_of_the_Measures|The Meanings of the Measures]]

Revision as of 05:51, 26 August 2019

The ephah divides into ten omers (not homers!) in Exodus 16:36. The bath divides into hins; we can assume 10 hins, to be in keeping with the pattern, although we are not clearly told that.

1 ephah = one man’s arm load, one stack of sheaves, one batch of bread, ten omers

See Also

The Meanings of the Measures