About 14 years after Ishamael’s birth, God appeared once more to Abram to establish a new covenant in which He stated that Abram’s wife Sarai would bear him an heir about the same time the following year. As part of this new covenant, God renamed Abram and Sarai – Abraham and Sarah and commanded every male in Abraham’s family and all of his male descendants to be circumcised.
Genesis 17:1-18:15 – The Covenant of Circumcision
Study Date -
Study Type - Adult Lesson
Fellowship - Becky Bereans
Series - Genesis 2024
Book - Genesis
Abraham, Abrahamic covenant, circumcision, Isaac, Sarah
Genesis 17:1-18:15, Romans 11:25-33, Deuteronomy 6:5, John 3:16-18, Acts 7:51-53, John 15:9-10, Proverbs 3:9-10
Additional Resources
Biblical Weights and Measures
Weights and Measures
Weights in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament
Hebrew Weights
| HEBREW | NRSV | EQUIVALENCE | U.S. AVOIRDUPOIS | METRIC UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kikkar | talent | 60 minas | 75.558 pounds | 34.3 kilograms |
| maneh | mina | 50 shekels | 20.148 ounces | 571.2 grams |
| sheqel | shekel | 2 bekas | 176.29 grains | 11.42 grams |
| pim (or payim) | pim | .667 shekel | 117.52 grains | 7.61 grams |
| beqa | beka, half a shekel | 10 gerahs | 88.14 grains | 5.71 grams |
| gerah | gerah | 8.81 grains | .57 gram |
Weights in the New Testament
| GREEK | NRSV | EQUIVALENCE | U.S. AVOIRDUPOIS | METRIC UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| talenton | talent (Hebrew) | talent | 75.558 pounds | 34.3 kilograms |
| mna | pound (Hebrew) | mina | 20.148 ounces | 571.2 grams |
| litra | pound (Latin) | libra | 0.719 pound | 326.4 grams |
Measures of Capacity in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament
Hebrew Measures of Capacity: Liquid Measures
| HEBREW | NRSV | EQUIVALENCE | U.S. MEASURES | METRIC UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kor | measure, cor | 10 baths | 60.738 gallons | 230 liters |
| bat | bath | 6 hins | 6.073 gallons | 23 liters |
| hin | hin | 3 kabs | 1.012 gallons | 3.829 liters |
| qab | kab | 4 logs | 1.4349 quarts | 1.276 liters |
| log | log | 0.674 pint | 0.32 liter |
Hebrew Measures of Capacity: Dry Measures
| HEBREW | NRSV | EQUIVALENCE | U.S. MEASURES | METRIC UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| homer | homer | 2 lethechs | 6.524 bushels | 229.7 liters |
| kor | measure, cor | 2 lethechs | 6.524 bushels | 229.7 liters |
| letek | lethech, measure | 5 ephahs | 3.262 bushels | 114.8 liters |
| epah | ephah, measure | 3 seahs | 20.878 quarts | 22.9 liters |
| tse’ah | measure | 3.33 omers | 6.959 quarts | 7.7 liters |
| omer | omer | 1.8 kabs | 2.087 quarts | 2.3 liters |
| issaron | tenth part (of ephah) | |||
| qab | kab | 1.159 quarts | 1.3 liters |
Lengths in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament
Hebrew Lengths
| HEBREW | NRSV | EQUIVALENCE | U.S. MEASURES | METRIC UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ammah | cubit | 2 spans | 17.49 inches | 0.443 meter |
| zeret | span | 3 handbreadths | 8.745 inches | 0.221 meter |
| topah, tepah | handbreadth | 4 fingers | 2.915 inches | 0.074 meter |
| etsba | finger | 0.728 inch | 0.019 meter | |
| The cubit described in Ezekiel 40.5; 43.13 is equal to seven (not six) handbreadths, or 20.405 inches. | ||||
Lengths in the New Testament
| GREEK | NRSV | U.S. MEASURES | METRIC UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| pechus | cubit | about 1.5 feet | 0.456 meter |
| orguia | fathom | about 72.44 inches | 1.839 meters |
| stadion | stadia, or the equivalent in miles | about 606 feet | 184.7 meters |
| milion | mile | about 4,854 feet | 1.482 kilometers |