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To: Philsworld

Please also note that, according to Wikipedia, the Egyptian cubit rods range from 44.4 to 52.92 cm in length. That is a rather variable constant.


253 posted on 11/24/2022 7:41:24 AM PST by GingisK
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To: GingisK

The actual length of a cubit varied between different ancient groups of people. Here are some samples from Egypt, Babylon, and ancient Israel:

Hebrew 17.5 in
Egyptian 17.6 in
Babylonian Long 19.8 in
Hebrew Long est. 20.4 in
Egyptian Long 20.6 in

Guess which one Moses was referring to?

https://arkencounter.com/noahs-ark/cubit/


257 posted on 11/24/2022 9:09:24 AM PST by Philsworld
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