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Does the Bible say π=3?

Answered by . April 20, 2010 - 9:10 pm

Bible skeptics often claim that the Bible makes this error, but it doesn’t. Here is the relevant verse (which occurs twice); it concerns a large circular basin in front of the temple in Jerusalem. Then he made the sea of cast metal. It was round, ten cubits from brim to brim, and five cubits high, […]

How long were cubits and furlongs?

Answered by . October 20, 2009 - 8:09 pm 2

Lengths in the Bible can be confusing when ancient measures are used. The Old Testament uses the following lengths. Biblical unit Approximate metric equivalent Cubit 48 centimetres Span 24 centimetres Handbreadth 8 centimetres These are based on body parts. The cubit was originally the length of the forearm, and the span was the width of […]