Thematic Bible: A measure (about four inches)


Thematic Bible



It was a hand width thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearBreadthEdge Of Other Things

And behold, there was a wall all around the outside [area] of the temple (house) [of the Lord], and in the man’s hand a measuring rod six cubits long (10.2 ft.), each cubit being longer than the standard one by a hand width. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one rod; and the height, one rod. Verse ConceptsLengthWeights And Measures, LinearDimensions Of WallsDimensions Of Other Things

Concerning the pillars, the height of each pillar was eighteen cubits (twenty-seven feet), and a line [an ornamental molding] of twelve cubits (eighteen feet) went around its circumference; it was four fingers thick, and [the pillar was] hollow. Verse ConceptsFingersWeights And Measures, LinearDimensions Of PillarsBreadthHollownessHollow

It was a handbreadth (the width of the four fingers) thick; its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold 3,000 baths (measures). Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, Linear

You shall make a rim of a hand width around it; you shall make a gold border for the rim around it. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearBreadthGold Items For The TabernaclEdge Of Other Things


“Behold, You have made my days as [short as] hand widths,
And my lifetime is as nothing in Your sight.
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]! Selah.
Verse ConceptsPhysical LifeWeights And Measures, LinearVanityMan A Mere BreathPsalm InterjectionsPerspective


“My hand founded and established the earth,
And My right hand spread out the heavens;
When I call to them, they stand together [in obedience to carry out My decrees].
Verse ConceptsFoundationsFinger Of GodEarth, Creation OfChaosHand Of GodRight Hand Of GodPower, Of GodPower Of God, ExpressedEarth's FoundationGod Creating With His Finger

The double hooks, one hand width in length were installed in the house all around. The meat of the offering was [to be placed] on the tables. Verse ConceptsCorpses Of AnimalsDimensions Of Other Things