Thematic Bible: Measure


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'Four hundred and forty gallons of oil,' answered the man. 'Here is your agreement,' he said; 'sit down at once and make it two hundred and twenty.' Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LiquidPeople Sitting DownOther Volume Measures



































Men do not light a lamp and put it under the corn-measure, but on the lamp-stand, where it gives light to every one in the house. Verse ConceptsBeing AshamedDisclosuresWeights And Measures, DryCandles

And Jesus said to them: "Is a lamp brought to be put under the corn-measure or under the couch, instead of being put on the lampstand? Verse ConceptsDisclosuresWeights And Measures, DryZeal, ReligiousParables Of Christ

No one sets light to a lamp, and then puts it in the cellar of under the corn-measure, but he puts it on the lamp-stand, so that any one who comes in may see the light. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DryCellarsDisclosuresLight Of Lamps











So they took soundings, and found twenty fathoms of water. After waiting a little, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms. Verse ConceptsdepthDepthingNavigation


It happened that very day that two of the disciples were going to a village called Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem, Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearTwo Disciples

There were standing there six stone water-jars, in accordance with the Jewish rule of 'purification,' each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Verse ConceptsJews, TheJudaismRitual WashingWashingWaterWeights And Measures, LiquidSix ThingsWater ContainersStone ItemsMeans Of PurifyingPurifying OneselfOther Volume Measures

And, if any one compels you to go one mile, go two miles with him. Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearGoing TogetherOutward CompulsionPeople Willing

Then the Apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called Olivet, which is about three quarters of a mile from the city. Verse ConceptsSabbath, In NtWeights And Measures, DistancesSabbath Observedzealotswellness