Weights and Measures
Biblical Unit U.S. Equivalent Metric Equivalent
Length
Cubit, long 20.5 inches 51.8 centimeters
Cubit, short 17.5 inches 44.4 centimeters
Span 9 inches 23 centimeters
Handbreadth 3 inches 8 centimeters
Finger 1 inch 2 centimeters
Milion (8 stadia) 1 mile 1.5 kilometers
Stadion (1/8 milion) 600 feet 183 meters
 
Capacity, Dry Measure
Cor [homer] (10 ephahs) 58 gallons 170 kilograms, 220 liters
Letek (1/2 omer) 12 quarts 8.5 kilograms, 11 liters
Ephah (10 omers) 23 quarts 17 kilograms, 22 liters
Seah (1/3 ephah) 7 quarts 5.5 kilograms, 7.3 liters
Omer (1/10 ephah) 2 quarts 1.7 kilograms, 2.2 liters
Cab (1/18 ephah) 1 quart 1 kilogram, 1.2 liters
 
Capacity, Liquid Measure
Bath (1 ephah) 5.8 gallons 22 liters
Hin (1/6 bath) 3.4 quarts 3.2 liters
Log (1/72 bath) 1/3 quart 0.3 liter
Cor (10 baths) 58 gallons 220 liters
Double Bath (2 ephah) 11.6 gallons 44 liters
Metretes (1 double bath) 10.3 gallons 39 liters
 
Weights
Talent (60 minas) 75 pounds 34 kilograms
Mina (60 shekels) 1.5 pounds 575 grams
Mina (50 shekels) 24 ounces 690 grams
Shekel (2 bekas) 2/5 ounce 11.5 grams
Pim (2/3 shekel) 1/3 ounce 7.8 grams
Beka (10 gerahs) 1/5 ounce 5.75 grams
Gerah (1/20 shekel) 1/32 ounce 0.58 gram
Litra 11.5 ounces 326 grams
 
Cubit (short/long) The long cubit seems to be the standard for temple measurements and the short cubit the standard of the royal or civil (non-priestly) system.