God has already given us all the units of measurement we need in the Bible.
Who knew you could have so much fun with the Bible’s units of measurement?
But seriously, here’s a list of biblical units of measurement:
In case you’re interested, here’s the list of biblical measurements, along with some notes on what they might be equivalent to today. I pulled these from Wilmington’s The Complete Book of Bible Lists 
| Unit of measurement | Equivalent | Scriptural example |
| Bath | 6 gallons | 1 Kings 7:26 |
| Bekah | ¼ ounce; a bekah is also equal to one homeschooling curricula ;-) | Exod. 38:26 |
| Bushel | 1 peck | Matt. 5:15; Mark 4:21; Luke 11:33 |
| Cab | 2 quarts | 2 Kings 6:25 |
| Cubit | Length from elbow to hand, about 18 inches | Gen. 6:15; 1 Sam. 17:4; Esther 5:14; Dan. 3:1 |
| Cor | 6½ bushels of dry measure, or 61 gallons of liquid | Ezek. 45:14 |
| Daric (dram) | $5 | Neh. 7:70; Ezra 2:69 |
| Day’s journey | 20 miles | Luke 2:44 |
| Denarius (penny) | 1 day’s wages | Matt. 20:2; 22:19; Luke 10:35 |
| Didrachmon (didrachma) | 32 cents; Jewish half-shekel of silver | Matt. 17:24 |
| Drachme (drachma) | 16 cents | Luke 15:8–9 |
| Ephah | 1 bushel; 6 gallons of grain | Ruth 2:17; 1 Sam. 17:17 |
| Farthing | ¼ cent | Matt. 10:29; Mark 12:42 |
| Fathom | 6 feet | Acts 27:28 |
| Finger span (digit) | ¾ inch | Jer. 52:21 |
| Firkin (metretes) | 9 gallons | John 2:6 |
| Furlong | 1/8 mile | Luke 24:13; John 6:19; Rev. 14:20; 21:16 |
| Gerah | 1/40 ounce | Exod. 30:13 |
| Handbreadth | 3 inches | 1 Kings 7:26; Ps. 39:5 |
| Hin | 6 quarts | Exod. 29:40 |
| Homer | 90 gallons; 11 bushels | Num. 11:32; Hosea 3:2 |
| Log | 1 pint | Lev. 14:10 |
| Measure | 1 peck | Gen. 18:6; Matt. 13:33 |
| Maneh | 2 pounds | Ezek. 45:12 |
| Mile | 4,880 feet | Matt. 5:41 |
| Mina | varies | 1 Kings 10:17 |
| Mite | 1/8 cent | Mark 12:42 |
| Omer | 7 pints | Exod. 16:22 |
| Pace | 1 meter | 2 Sam. 6:13 |
| Quadrans | ¼ cent | Matt. 5:26; Mark 12:42 |
| Reed | 11 feet | Ezek. 42:16; Rev. 21:15 |
| Sabbath day’s journey | ½ mile | Acts 1:12 |
| Seah | 1 gallon and 5 pints | Gen. 18:6; 1 Sam. 25:18 |
| Shekel | Varies, used for currency and weight | |
| Span | 9 inches | Exod. 28:16 |
| Stater (tetradrachma) | 64 cents | Matt. 17:27 |
| Talent | Varies, used for currency and weight | Matt 18:24 |
H.L. Willmington, Willmington’s Book of Bible Lists (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 1987), 195–197.
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