Can you match these 18 words used in the Bible with the correct unit of weights and measures?
____ omer ____ log ____ cab ____ handbreadth ____ hin
____ bath ____ mina ____ span ____ lethek ____ pim
____ talent ____ ephah ____ seah ____ beka ____ gerah
____ cubit ____ shekel ____ homer or cor
Definitions:
- Unit of length: 18 inches or .5 meters
- Unit of length: 9 inches or 23 centimeters
- Unit of length: 3 inches or 8 centimeters
- Unit of Weight: 60 minas equal to 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
- Unit of Weight: 50 shekels equal to 1-1/4 pounds or 0.6 kilograms
- Unit of Weight: 2 bekas equal to 2/5 ounce or 11.5 grams
- Unit of Weight: 2/3 shekel equal to 1/3 ounce and 7.6 grams
- Unit of Weight: 10 gerahs equal to 1/5 ounce and 5.5 grams
- Unit of Weight: 1/50 ounce and 0.6
- Unit of Capacity (Dry Measure): 10 ephahs equal to 6 bushels or 220 liters
- Unit of Capacity (Dry Measure): 5 ephahs equal to 3 bushels or 110 liters
- Unit of Capacity (Dry Measure): 10 omers equal to 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
- Unit of Capacity (Dry Measure): 1/3 ephah equal to 7 quarts or 7.3 liters
- Unit of Capacity (Dry Measure): 1/10 ephah equal to 2 quarts or 2 liters
- Unit of Capacity (Dry Measure): 1/18 ephah equal to 1 quart or 1 liter
- Unit of Capacity (Liquid Measure): 1 ephah equal to 6 gallons or 22 liters
- Unit of Capacity (Liquid Measure): 1/6 bath equal to 4 quarts or 4 liters
- Unit of Capacity (Liquid Measure): 1/72 bath equal to 1/3 quart or 0.3 liter

Correct Answers:
How did you do?
- 00 to 04 Did you get handbreadth, cubit, and talent?
- 05 to 08 So, you read the footnotes, huh?
- 09 to 13 Are you a Greek or Hebrew chemist?
- 14 to 18 Has anyone ever accused you of being a geek?
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