Thematic Bible: A hand-breadth


Thematic Bible



You have made my days no longer than a hand's measure; and my years are nothing in your eyes; truly, every man is but a breath. (Selah.) Verse ConceptsPhysical LifeWeights And Measures, LinearVanityMan A Mere BreathPsalm InterjectionsPerspective

And these are the measures of the altar in cubits: (the cubit being a cubit and a hand's measure;) its hollow base is a cubit high and a cubit wide, and it has an overhanging edge as wide as a hand-stretch all round it: Verse ConceptsdepthHeightWeights And Measures, LinearDimensions Of Temple FurnitureSetting Up The Bronze AltarBase Of Thingsmeasurement

It was as thick as a man's open hand, and was curved like the edge of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it would take two thousand baths. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearBreadthEdge Of Other Things

And there was a wall on the outside of the house all round, and in the man's hand there was a measuring rod six cubits long by a cubit and a hand's measure: so he took the measure of the building from side to side, one rod; and from base to top, one rod. Verse ConceptsLengthWeights And Measures, LinearDimensions Of WallsDimensions Of Other Things

It was as thick as a man's open hand, and the edge of it was curved like the edge of a cup, like a lily flower; it would take three thousand baths. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, Linear

And make a frame all round it, as wide as a man's hand, with a gold edge to the frame. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearBreadthGold Items For The TabernaclEdge Of Other Things

You have made my days no longer than a hand's measure; and my years are nothing in your eyes; truly, every man is but a breath. (Selah.) Verse ConceptsPhysical LifeWeights And Measures, LinearVanityMan A Mere BreathPsalm InterjectionsPerspective

And they had edges all round as wide as a man's hand: and on the tables was the flesh of the offerings. Verse ConceptsCorpses Of AnimalsDimensions Of Other Things

And he made a frame all round it about as wide as a man's hand, edged with gold all round. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearGold Items For The TabernaclEdge Of Other Things

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