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  2. Seah (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The se'ah or seah (Hebrew: סאה sə’āh), plural se'im, is a unit of dry measure of ancient origin found in the Bible and in Halakha (Jewish law), which equals one third of an ephah, or bath. In layman's terms, it is equal to the capacity of 144 medium-sized eggs, or what is equal in volume to about 9 US quarts (8.5 litres). [ 1 ]

  3. Omer (unit) - Wikipedia

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    It is used in the Bible as an ancient unit of volume for grains and dry commodities, and the Torah mentions it as being equal to one tenth of an ephah. [2] According to the Jewish Encyclopedia (1906), an ephah was defined as being 72 logs , and the Log was equal to the Sumerian mina , which was itself defined as one sixtieth of a maris ; [ 3 ...

  4. Biblical and Talmudic units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The modern Hebrew calendar follows a seven-day weekly cycle, which runs concurrently but independently of the monthly and annual cycles. The origin of Hebrew seven day week and the Sabbath, as well as the true meaning of the name, is uncertain. The earliest Biblical passages which mention it (Exodus 20:10 and 24:21; Deut. 5:14; Amos 8:5 ...

  5. Oldest stone tablet inscribed with Bible’s Ten Commandments ...

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    The oldest known tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament sold on Wednesday for $5.04 million, more than double its high estimate. The stone, which dates back around 1,500 ...

  6. How Much Should I Be Spending on Groceries? - AOL

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    Milk prices have also dropped, and whole milk now averages $3.94 per gallon. Cheese is still pricey at $4.77 per pound for processed American cheese and $5.73 per pound for natural cheddar. At $5. ...

  7. 2 Kings 7 - Wikipedia

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    2 Kings 7 is the seventh chapter of the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE. [3]

  8. NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Wednesday, December 11

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    today's connections game answers for wednesday, december 11, 2024: 1. utopia: paradise, seventh heaven, shangri-la, xanadu 2. things you shake: hairspray, magic 8 ...

  9. Araunah - Wikipedia

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    7 years of famine, [3] (which counts the 4 years of famine that already happened before the census was completed per 2 Samuel 21:1), or (put more symmetrically) 3 more years of famine, as in 1 Chronicles 21:12 and in the Septuagint translation of 2 Samuel. [4] 3 months of fleeing from an invader, [3] 3 days of plague from the Angel of the Lord. [3]