Dictionary of Bible Themes – 5613 weights and measures
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5613 weights and measures

5613 weights and measures

The peoples of the ancient Near East used a variety of standards of weights and measures, so that modern equivalents can only be approximate. The focus of Scripture is on the importance of keeping just weights and measures, and the prophets denounced those who used false balances and deceitful measures.

This set of themes consists of the following:

5614weights and measures, laws concerning
5615weights and measures, weights
5616weights and measures, dry
5617weights and measures, liquid
5618weights and measures, linear
5619weights and measures, distance and area

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