Basic Weight & Measurements of the Bible! Part 1

Talent	The heaviest unit of the Hebrew system. Used to weigh gold, silver, iron, and bronze. 1 talent=1,000 shekels
Shekel	Most common weight in the Hebrew system. Weigh 11.4 grams .Use to measure silver, gold spices, brass, fine flour, iron, hair, barley, and meat
Gerah	The smallest unit in the Hebrew system weigh= smaller than a shekel
Bekah	1/2sheckel named only once in the KJV payed by each Israelite man twenty years-old and upward . [ Exo. 28:36]
Mina or Mene	A weight equal to 50 shekels or 60 shekels /was written by a single hand on the wall stating ‘’God hath numbered the kingdom and finished it’’
Pound	Roman Weight= 340 grams or 12 ounces. Use to measure precious ointments like myrrh and aloes