How long is a cubit?
Ezekiel 45:1 - 48:35
ESV - 1 When you allot the land as an inheritance, you shall set apart for the Lord a portion of the land as a holy district, 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits broad. It shall be holy throughout its whole extent. 2 Of this a square plot of 500 by 500 cubits shall be for the sanctuary, with fifty cubits for an open space around it.
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Asked March 09 2014
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Judy Jones
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Tim Collinson
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Traditionally a cubit is from a man's elbow to the tip of the middle finger. 45.72cm or 18 inches or 1 foot 6 inches.
Jack Gutknecht
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In large-scale construction projects, ancient civilizations typically used the royal cubit (about 19.8–20.6 in [52 cm]). The Bible offers some input in 2 Chronicles 3:3, which reveals that Solomon used an older (long) cubit in construction of the temple.
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