Ex16:33 Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar and put an omer of manna in it. Then place it before the LORD to be kept for the generations to come."
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How much is an omer?
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I hope I'm not breaking any rules by posting this, but for what is worth, St. Epiphanius wrote a comprehensive explanation about all the measures used in scripture including omer or homer here.
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OK - Before you ask. An ephah is around 40 litres/9 gallons. This makes an omer around 4 litres or a little under a gallon.
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That is larger than I thought... I somehow thought that an ephah would be about the size of a cereal bowl.
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The Mishnah says:
64 kortabs (the contents of 6 eggs) = 1 log.
4 logs = 1 kab
6 kabs = 1 seah
3 seahs = 1 ephah - one 10th of which was the Omer
30 seahs = 1 kor or 1 homer
Calculators out folks - how many eggs in an omer (or a homer)? This will give you some idea of the size / weight.
This is not a trick question - a quick look at the Mishnah will show these figures
64 kortabs (the contents of 6 eggs) = 1 log.
4 logs = 1 kab
6 kabs = 1 seah
3 seahs = 1 ephah - one 10th of which was the Omer
30 seahs = 1 kor or 1 homer
Calculators out folks - how many eggs in an omer (or a homer)? This will give you some idea of the size / weight.
This is not a trick question - a quick look at the Mishnah will show these figures
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