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Establishing Weights and Measures in Ancient Israel

This article, published in Biblical Illustrator, Winter 2011-12, explores the metrological systems used in ancient Israel, tied to the biblical passage Deuteronomy 25:13-16. Origins of Israel’s System Israel’s weights and measures were derived from Mesopotamian — primarily Babylonian — systems. … Continue reading

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