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86 Biblical Measures (distance)

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@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The following terms are the most common measures for distance or length that wer
* The **"long" cubit** is used only in Ezekiel 40-48. It is the length of a normal cubit plus a span. * The **"long" cubit** is used only in Ezekiel 40-48. It is the length of a normal cubit plus a span.
* The **stadium** (plural, **stadia**) referred to a certain footrace that was about 185 meters in length. Some older English versions translated this word as "furlong", which referred to the average length of a plowed field. * The **stadium** (plural, **stadia**) referred to a certain footrace that was about 185 meters in length. Some older English versions translated this word as "furlong", which referred to the average length of a plowed field.
The metric values in the table below are close but not exactly equal to the biblical measures. The biblical measures probably differed in exact length from time to time and place to place. The equivalents below are an attempt to give an average measurement. The biblical measures probably differed in exact length from time to time and place to place. So the metric values in the table below are close but not exactly equal to the biblical measures.
| Original Measure | Metric Measure | | Original Measure | Metric Measure |
| -------- | -------- | | -------- | -------- |