Measures of area in the Bible

The Bible measures land by work and by seed: a yoke is what a pair of oxen ploughs in a day, and a field is named after the measure of grain sown on it.

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请输入不超过 1 000 000 的非负数：2、0.5 或 1/4。

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= 1/30 Homer of sowing (0.0333)

以公制单位: ≈ 484–689 平方米, 通常 495 平方米

Area

单位	等于	大小	经文出处
Seah of sowing 旧 בֵּית סְאָה beit se'ah Land sown with a seah of seed. By the Mishnah it is 50 by 50 cubits, about 500 m².		≈ 484–689 平方米通常 495 平方米 ^[1][2]	列王纪上 18:32
Homer of sowing 旧 זֶרַע חֹמֶר zera homer Land sown with a homer of seed; the price of a field was set by it. A homer is thirty seahs.	= 30 × Seah of sowing	≈ 14 520–20 670 平方米通常 14 850 平方米	利未记 27:16
Yoke of land 旧 צֶמֶד tsemed The land a yoke of oxen ploughs in a day, like the Roman iugerum. A rough measure, estimates vary.		≈ 1 000–4 000 平方米通常 2 500 平方米 ^[1]	撒母耳记上 14:14, 以赛亚书 5:10

圣经中的金额与度量衡

示例	经文出处	数量	相当于
Half a yoke of land	撒母耳记上 14:14	1/2 × Yoke of land	≈ 500–2 000 平方米
Ten yokes of vineyard yield one bath	以赛亚书 5:10	10 × Yoke of land	≈ 10 000–40 000 平方米
The trench around Elijah's altar	列王纪上 18:32	2 × Seah of sowing	≈ 968–1 378 平方米

来源

Marvin A. Powell. Weights and Measures // The Anchor Bible Dictionary, ed. D. N. Freedman. Vol. 6. New York: Doubleday, 1992
Мишна, трактат Эрувин 2:5: двор скинии 100 × 50 локтей — «место посева двух сеа»