Ixxxiv U N T R O D U C T I O N .
Scripture Meafures. of Length. .
1 -Engl. Yds.- F tylnchei,
Digit, *•' , ' * - 3 1 | o«i <o.. 0,912
’ ‘4 Palm,, i ■ ! - ■ •. : ' L - X-4 4 .;.';'. .. l o . , pai 3,648
12 ; 3 - Span,, . . . . ~ - a." o , f 10,944,
H rf'i2 Cubits - 1 - * . - 0. * . >
I
$6
1 24
f n r 4F a t h o m , , - f * . t (* \ : « • 2. 1 . 3,552
W m 3 6 12 ' x f . E z ek ieK K o d J * " '« •''-"-.■ ■ -*-*■ ’-«5"^-»'"'-^-*'” '* " ^
192 48 | F6 1 £ 2 i f A ^ S ^ P d e , . . 4<0i f o f ,i , . . . 4 ., ,--.2.^.,t7 , r s 4
I92C)j 480 160 86 20 ‘ ■3 j; 10 Schasnus, or Meafuring L in e . 48.. I . 11,04
The longer Scripture Meafures.’
- £ng. Miles., ■ Yarvds.« Feet.'
Cubit, - . V . ' * * - : V ; . * " ■ *’ , r o r ' SH n g r a g l I i ;i24,
. 4OO Stadium, ' • ».-L ' .» p. ’
2000 - f Sabbath D a y ’ s Journey, - « *V .0. 2 t2 i6 .1 o, ,
, 4000 IO j 2 Eafte rn Mile, « - - r , 672.
12600 |f || 6 3 Parafang, - - • > 4 . 236. ’
8 |A D a y 96000 4» 24 ’s Journey* - * 288.
477• T h e E a ft «fed another fpan equal to one third' tainty. AKB.t)TKisOT'make8 the-fafired^. cubit fr a ,7525
of a cubit. i . ; feet. He alfo obfcrvesythat the Jews -fometimes made
. 478* T h e above are facred meafuree, in the lengths o f ufe o f a profane~cubit>. the length o f which he detes-
which there mutt neceffarily be feme degree ofuncer- mined to be 1,485 feet
I N T R O D U G T I O N. Ixxxr
the Length cf. Long Meafutes of^ariouf.>Goitntdie$; in terms of .Englifh Feet and Inches.
--------—------- Ft. Inches.
Ancient Roman Foot ;%mfand, or 3»eyden.... 1 ■ - E ll 2. • 3:,ia o
* G r e e k ■ '* , - iftsNr I . Frankfort, • • • - • do. 1. • w m
, . ' ' i - , , ^ - , l- HkBB o. Hamburgh ; J & l ' • 1. .10,860
‘Ald tand ha ‘ * A > - I. D&ip'dc'" ' ' - r _ : | ,-i;r ,v ' - ' 2. " 3.126
pP|ri£ _,f ,^ V , 4 *4^’ t 'p " ’ \*( rV*i*r ■ 1 l ^ g / .& « ; iy ,;Iipi89.6.-7
i|R«i&wd?pl Deyden '',1 " s "V I. '■ Horemburgh - it i i s i l l tyi'i.| 2,724
Amfferdam. * > ’ ’ * - 1 * \ *4t *IBjH i 1 V v 3F ' \BayaSw« « , WjM 11,448
BSmtfrcrp • .. * ! ! ’ - . ' H t th y b ^ i ... 3 l l |1 v. I i4V 1. 4 ,6 3 6 .
[So fa * 1 - 1 . ; ’ - I. Bononia; - I .■ .i- ’. _ || do; :. ■; ^764
Bologne. '■ 1 ■' ," , - i M i ....;«.- dp,, j I. i 10,836
^Turin ; ;!,*G i. “ ,* * ' * I . I^pfe22. ■ I lore nee ‘ 13 1 ’ Brace, or;Ell 1. 19,956.
tTeftice 1 !i ' ‘ ‘ ‘ - m m j i f f Spaifife. ; 1BHM fmjjgfc 1 L ’i Eal'm !§fl , ,9,012
Padua 1 : - * ~ f -Jack' i . >478™*’ Gjenp^i ,^r - - do. |’fm 9,960
~Yzi 3 -1J do. i . - - do. o*
Sweden • ! - ' . ’ ' - m ^ '3',y b t / Modern Roman. * ■ j s -8^798
dKIfraiti'f' '1: .-[• ',* ■ * - - Vare 3*. 0,646;
ff$7ddIeburgR * - * % Lifbon . ■>.: = . ' . 1-4. dQ. . 2. :
/'Stra&.urgh 1 6 ... '' ^ b r a h ?••;.. >.'^1^2^? A
tBr’eWerf’ - - , - ‘ o. . -i ■4 s ll's ' V , «» - do. >21^
Cologn . - ‘ - 'V i , 4 8 ; - do; 2 ,y
-■ Pili-iSfort ad ’Msdnum‘ ' | ^ ''Vf.',.,;.J i'. 2.
, J jarK i ! “
^G'fGfe ' 1 v;;'1 ( > ' ’
I. J'TOples J ,.; r,;4;iy^ ■' Canna ,r*9*53f e
1 ^ ; Milan , Bs4 jAif - Calamus 4 ,5 2 8 .
?Bdntea‘ | *} v'-- *' ' ' 1 i . 1 M i l l f ! ifilHSKijejj ^ j ,fttn B i-aeGio ,da ,Panna ' t^ V J 4 :
- ’ ’ . • i. f e ip iw ''; R-ulfia r m -i ... ' . -Arobine 2. M i
tT'*c. / t '' 1 "• -,i,iY3’5s8 ‘ Rome .« Palmodi Archtetti 0;. 1 8 ,7 1 4
’C<^pe&i«^n‘ - - -
f iS S
, ’ - 4'"*
,L r 011,4 * , i“ u L ~
Bologna : ' ' -
f
I.
11,580 h ^ 5 , r ,
Ghiija,i, „ »
W k t Cubit 1.
I . :
10,392
Stmia aj*
; .E ll
I.
M
^'0,3-12;'
*li,'6u4‘
, Cairo Ml Ttffi&l-,
Old Babylonian
. .d o .-
| g I
I.
1« /
ib ^ S '
■ 'd6.‘ 2. PlJbJijfa ■ '.. Pike larger 2. . ; i y u j b
lAWtt&fl^h.^, 2. .T u r^ i lh ;^ !.- ’ ':1.' . - ■ .Pike fmaller 2» b,5 i 2 '
2. :r 3 S I S teawij N4'^ v l 5; ii l \ A r i f t « ■ , 2,364
j L ^ /E df Afi’/ij , ‘ A n c ie n t a n d ^ 4 ^ n >-,in •E i^ h fir Yand&.
Andh^Romaitonile-''- g | I'»% ® " i^ ^ -'.i 'f - , .
Giyniffic ll.uliumnpf*ffeidSi®|B!C!lnan3>dile - ' - . H -
St.’diumi=1^7otdneientR,omsinmile . - . - - - - -.;,■
Stadium=to the licioth part of a degree , - - _ -■
Jewilh riling Qf.’^hjcK’ yfrranqient Roman mile - , - '
<3alHp,!leu c»= 4 ancient Roitiah milej ; 1,. ia->,, - - - * . *
Gertnan'ta^, 4 'conampp league,in. Fr4e^=2iGfflijltuca
i ’ aj r * ‘ ; t 7 ’
TEg^tiari'fch^henn^, ancient Komanmiles...,- 1 J, , ,
German league, orjfchat of-SSandinayia, ra{ls - , - , r, -
Thelffle.drlea^jiSt’of Germany:^pa®Ji'eni(h yards' s - jg i ' -
Great ArabiaTi m.ile, uTed in Paleftinefnfthe time of the CruladeS, rated at i f ? _ _
l^-^nciejit Roman mile , ‘ » r . . - ’ , - - J .
h^aderti R'ctman,mfe. i 11 ‘A, » - - .. i _ * <*
Modern Greek -mire of 7 Olympic iftadia - - - -
Modern French league ~ 2500 tone's , . r , - .; .. . - -
Mile of Turkey,’ and the common werft of Ruffe, fuppofingit 7 Olympic ftadia . -■
League &am^4ancrem'redtnan cilleaVvy , J
Earhe league of Sipain=n5 ditto I v^'ri'U'. ~ '. , -
j,;;. Yards..'
' r 6 105,35.3
1616348 ■
' j n ’r ^
,.214,713 '
. . 2415,522 - i
4831 ’°44
' 48^1,044 ‘
6 4 ',3 9 2
j ||
* 8 5 39 ,846
z+';5>7 '3’ j; fe
146960545 1
5328,75'
1409,0545 ’
■ 16441,392 ' 1
^ 8051,74;,
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