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The diagonal distance from the bull's eye to the oche, 9 ft 7 + 3 ⁄ 8 in (2.93 m), may also be used. In soft tipped darts, the perpendicular distance is 8 ft (2.44 m), as set by the American National Dart Association. This was the original distance first standardized by the British Darts Organisation for all darts.
To the somewhat simple system of distance, the Talmud adds a few more units, namely the double palm (Hebrew: חסיט, hasit), the pace (Hebrew: פסיעה, pesiah), the cord (Hebrew: חבל, hebel), the stadium (Hebrew: ריס, ris), the day's journey (Hebrew:דרך יום, derekh yom), and an undetermined quantity named the garmida (Hebrew ...
A day's journey in pre-modern literature, including the Bible [1] [2] and ancient geographers and ethnographers such as Herodotus, is a measurement of distance.. In the Bible, it is not as precisely defined as other Biblical measurements of distance; the distance has been estimated from 32 to 40 kilometers (20 to 25 miles).
The Book of Odes (Ancient Greek: Ὠδαί), also known as the Biblical Odes, refers to a collection of hymns and prayers referencing the Bible and used as a part of liturgies in some denominations. The biblical odes form the basis for the Eastern Orthodox canon sung during matins and other services.
Page from Codex Sinaiticus with text of Matthew 6:4–32 Alexandrinus – Table of κεφάλαια (table of contents) to the Gospel of Mark. The great uncial codices or four great uncials are the only remaining uncial codices that contain (or originally contained) the entire text of the Bible (Old and New Testament) in Greek.
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Josippon (1 book) Sinodos (4 books) Books of Covenant (2 books) Ethiopic Clement (1 book) Didascalia (1 book) The Ethiopic Didascalia, or Didesqelya, is a book of Church order in 43 chapters, distinct from the Didascalia Apostolorum, but similar to books I–VII of the Apostolic Constitutions, where it most likely originates
Valley of Elah viewed from the top of Tel Azekah. The Valley of Elah, Ella Valley ("the valley of the terebinth"; [1] from the Hebrew: עמק האלה Emek HaElah), or Wadi es-Sunt (Arabic: وادي السنط), is a long, shallow valley in the Shephelah area of Israel, best known from the Hebrew Bible as the place where David defeated Goliath (1 Samuel 17:2; 1 Samuel 17:19).