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What does the Bible say about pound?

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  • The Hebrew word “maneh” is translated “pound,” 1 Kings 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Nehemiah 7:71; Nehemiah 7:72
  • And is equivalent to almost one pound (fourteen ounces)
  • In John the weight was equivalent to about twelve ounces John 12:3
  • In Luke the Greek word “mina” is translated “pound,” and worth approximately one-hundred denarii (more than three months’ wages) Luke 19:13-25
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