Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.
An homer
Bible References
Of a field
Acts 4:34
There was not a needy person among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling them, and bringing the proceeds of the sales
Acts 5:4
As long as it remained [unsold], did it not remain your own [to do with as you pleased]? And after it was sold, was the money not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this act [of hypocrisy and deceit] in your heart? You have not [simply] lied to people, but to God.”
An homer
Isaiah 5:10
“For tenacres of vineyard will yield [only] one bath of wine,
And a homer (six bushels) of seed will produce [only] one ephah of grain.”
“For ten
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Ezekiel 45:11
The ephah and the bath [measures] shall be the same quantity, the bath containing one tenth of a homer and the ephah one tenth of a homer; their standard [measure] shall be according to the homer.
Hosea 3:2
So I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a half of barley [the price of a common slave].