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3355. metretes -- a measurer, a measure
... metretes Phonetic Spelling: (met-ray-tace') Short Definition: a measure, amphora
Definition: a measure, amphora, about 39.39 liters or 8.75 gallons. ...
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3426. modios -- modius, a dry measure of one peck
... of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: modios Phonetic Spelling: (mod'-ee-os)
Short Definition: a dry measure, nearly two English gallons Definition: a ...
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4568. saton -- seah, a (Heb.) measure (equiv. to about one and a ...
... and a half pecks). Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: saton Phonetic
Spelling: (sat'-on) Short Definition: nearly three English gallons Definition: a ...
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2884. koros -- a cor (a Hebrew measure equiv. to about 15 bushels)
... 15 bushels). Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: koros Phonetic Spelling:
(kor'-os) Short Definition: a dry measure, 120 gallons Definition: (Hebrew ...
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943. batos -- a bath, an Israelite liquid measure
... Noun, Masculine Transliteration: batos Phonetic Spelling: (bat'-os) Short Definition:
a bath, a liquid measure between eight and nine gallons Definition: a bath ...
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Library

Second Great Group of Parables.
... 6 And he said, A hundred measures of oil. [The measure mentioned here is the Hebrew
bath, which corresponded roughly to a firkin, or nine gallons.] And he said ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xcii second great group of 5.htm

Jesus Works his First Miracle at Cana in Galilee.
... The room is a rude chapel, and at one side stand two old stone mortars, one holding
about eight gallons and the other about ten, now used for immersing infants ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xxii jesus works his first.htm

The First Miracle.
... The six water-pots, on this occasion, each held two or three firkins, meaning, it
is supposed, the Hebrew bath, a measure of seven and a half gallons. ...
/.../johnson/the new testament commentary vol iii john/the first miracle.htm

The Waterpots at Cana
... Some have raised a question about the great quantity of wine, for I suppose there
must have been no less than one hundred and twenty gallons, and probably more ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 26 1880/the waterpots at cana.htm

The Marriage Feast in Cana of Galilee - the Miracle that is a Sign ...
... [1748] The common Palestinian bath' was equal to the Roman amphora, containing about
5 ?� gallons, while the Sepphoris bath' corresponded to the Attic metretes ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter iv the marriage feast.htm

How Jesus Sowed Wheat.
... Joseph also took a little of the same wheat, for the blessing of Jesus to his house.
Footnotes: [1769] The modius or modium was almost exactly two gallons. ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of thomas/chapter x how jesus sowed wheat.htm

Hiram, the Inspired Artificer
... It was capable of containing from fifteen to twenty thousand gallons of
water, and the ornamentation was elaborate exceedingly. ...
/.../milligan/men of the bible some lesser-known/hiram the inspired artificer.htm

I Will Take one Case that Will Serve Both as Symbol and Example...
... Yellow is a bright pigment; mustard is a pungent pleasure. But to look at these
seas of yellow is to be like a man who should swallow gallons of mustard. ...
/.../chesterton/whats wrong with the world/chapter 35 i will take.htm

The Wedding at Cana
... said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." Six stone water-jars (such as
the Jews used in washing) were there; each jar would hold about twenty gallons. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/the wedding at cana.htm

Note a the Following Extract of a Letter I Received from the Rev. ...
... "On leaving the harbor we called on some brethren, who, with their neighbors, carried
down several gallons of milk, and distributed among the wounded. ...
/.../note a the following extract.htm

Thesaurus
Gallons (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Gallons (2 Occurrences). Luke 16:6 He said,'A
hundred batos of oil.' He said to him,'Take your bill, and ...
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Firkin
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Used only in John 2:6; the Attic amphora, equivalent to
the Hebrew bath (qv), a measure for liquids containing about 8 7/8 gallons. ...
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Bath (13 Occurrences)
... 45:10, 14). It contained 8 gallons 3 quarts of our measure. ... BATH. (bath):
A liquid measure equal to about 9 gallons, English measure. ...
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Vat (7 Occurrences)
... especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectoliter
of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 ...
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Gallio (3 Occurrences)

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Pool (25 Occurrences)
... Fund. These underground caverns are about thirty-five in number, and are
capable of storing about ten million gallons of water. ...
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Homer (6 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) A Hebrew measure containing, as a liquid measure, ten baths, equivalent
to fifty-five gallons, two quarts, one pint; and, as a dry measure, ten ephahs ...
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Urn (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) Fig.: Any place of burial; the grave. 3. (n.) A measure of capacity for
liquids, containing about three gallons and a haft, wine measure. ...
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Gallop (1 Occurrence)

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