Book of Mormon weights and measures

Book of Mormon weights and measures

Metals in the "Book of Mormon" (particularly in Alma chapter 11) are used to describe a weight measurement system as follows:

Gold

*Senine = ½ seon = barley measure = any grain measure = judge's wages for a day [sourcetext|source=Book of Mormon|book=Alma|chapter=11|verse=3|range=, 7-8|]
*Seon = 2 senine = ½ shum [sourcetext|source=Book of Mormon|book=Alma|chapter=11|verse=8|range=-9|]
*Shum = 2 seon [sourcetext|source=Book of Mormon|book=Alma|chapter=11|verse=9|]
*Limnah = 'the value of them all' [sourcetext|source=Book of Mormon|book=Alma|chapter=11|verse=10|]
*Antion = 3 shiblon [sourcetext|source=Book of Mormon|book=Alma|chapter=11|verse=19|]

ilver

*Senum = senine = barley measure = any grain measure [sourcetext|source=Book of Mormon|book=Alma|chapter=11|verse=7|]
*Amnor = 2 senums [sourcetext|source=Book of Mormon|book=Alma|chapter=11|verse=11|]
*Ezrom = 4 senums [sourcetext|source=Book of Mormon|book=Alma|chapter=11|verse=12|]
*Onti = 'as great as them all' [sourcetext|source=Book of Mormon|book=Alma|chapter=11|verse=13|]

Miscellaneous

*Shiblon = ½ senum = ½ barley measure = 2 shiblum = ⅓ antion [sourcetext|source=Book of Mormon|book=Alma|chapter=11|verse=15|range=,16,19]
*Shiblum = 2 leah = ½ shiblon [sourcetext|source=Book of Mormon|book=Alma|chapter=11|verse=16|range=-17|]
*Leah = ½ shiblum = ¼ shiblon = ⅛ senum/senine

ee also

*Shiblon

References

External links

* [http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai156.html Anachronisms] , FAIR Topical Guide, Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research


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