Topic
Ephah
5 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Leviticus 19:36ISBE
Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
- 1 Chronicles 2:46Smith
And Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.
- 1 Chronicles 2:47Smith
And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
- Amos 8:5ISBE
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
- Zechariah 5:6–10ISBE
And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth. And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah. And he…
In the reference works
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) (entry 2) · 2 references
- Concubine of Caleb, in the line of Judah. (1 Chronicles 2:46)
- Son of Jahdai; also in the line of Judah. (1 Chronicles 2:47)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
e'-fa ('ephah):
A dry measure of about one bushel capacity. It corresponds to the bath in liquid measure and was the standard for measuring grain and similar articles since it is classed with balances and weights (Le 19:36; Am 8:5) in the injunctions regarding just dealing in trade. In Zec 5:6-10 it is used for the utensil itself.
See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Texts: Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.