Topic
Omer
5 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Exodus 16:36Easton · Nave A dry measure containing, according to the Rabbis, two quarts, but according to Josephus, three and one-half quarts
Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
- Exodus 16:16–18Nave A dry measure containing, according to the Rabbis, two quarts, but according to Josephus, three and one-half quarts
¶ This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents. And the children of Israel did so, and…
- Exodus 16:22Easton
¶ And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
- Exodus 16:32Easton
¶ And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 16:33Easton
And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 0 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
o'-mer (`omer): A dry measure, the tenth of an ephah, equal to about 7 1/2 pints.
See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 2 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → (One-tenth of an ephah)
- → A dry measure containing, according to the Rabbis, two quarts, but according to Josephus, three and one-half quarts Ex 16:16-18,36
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.