Re: an ephah of barley

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From: Philip C. Schmitz (pschmitz@emich.edu)
Date: Fri Nov 13 2009 - 18:13:42 EST

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According to the table of weights and measures in my Oxford Annotated Bible, and 'ephah is 3 seahs, or 20.878 U.S. quarts. That's a good measure, I should think.

Philip C. Schmitz
Professor of History
Department of History and Philosophy
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI 48197 USA

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From: "T.C.Eskenazi" <teskenazi@huc.edu>
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Dear All,

Does anyone know approximately how much food per diem does an ephah of  
barley provides?

Thanks,

Tamara Cohn Eskenazi
Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion
Los Angeles Campus

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