POUND
-The Hebrew word "maneh" is translated "pound,"
1Ki 10:17; Ezr 2:69; Ne 7:71,72
-And is equivalent to almost one pound (fourteen ounces)
-In John the weight was equivalent to about twelve ounces
Joh 12:3
-In Luke the Greek word "mina" is translated "pound," and worth
approximately one-hundred denarii (more than three months'
wages)
Lu 19:13-25
-See MEASURE
-See WEIGHTS
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