Topic
Firkin
1 passage cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- John 2:6Easton · ISBE · Nave About nine gallons
And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Used only in John 2:6; the Attic amphora, equivalent to the Hebrew bath (q.v.), a measure for liquids containing about 8 7/8 gallons.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 0 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
fur'-kin (metretes):
The liquid measure used in Joh 2:6 to indicate the capacity of the water-pots mentioned in the narrative of the miracle of turning the water into wine. It is regarded as equivalent to the Hebrew bath, and thus contained about nine gallons.
See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → About nine gallons Joh 2:6
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.