• The Ten Plagues of Egypt:
  Water to Blood – The waters of the Nile turned to blood.
  Frogs – Frogs infested the land of Egypt.
  Gnats – Small stinging insects infested in the land of Egypt.
  Flies – Swarms of flies, possibly a biting variety, infested the land of Egypt.
  Plague on the Cattle – A serious disease, possibly anthrax, infested the cattle belonging to Egyptians.
  Boils – A skin disease infected the Egyptians.
  Hail – A storm that destroyed the grain fields of Egypt by spared the land of Goshen inhabited by the Israelites.
  Locusts – An infestation of locusts stripped the land of Egypt of plant life.
  Darkness – A deep darkness covered the land of Egypt for three days.
  Death of the Firstborn – The firstborn of every Egyptian family died.
• The Jewish Feasts and Festivals are:
  Passover – March/April
  Feast of Unleavened Bread – March/April
  Feast of Weeks, or Harvest(Pentecost) – May/June
  Feast of Trumpets(Rosh Hashanah) – September/October
  Day of Atonement(Yom Kippur) – September/October
  Feast of Booths, or Tabernacles – September/October
  Feast of Dedication(Hanukkah) – Kislev(Nov/Dec)-Tebeth(Dec/Jan)
  Feast of Purim, or Esther – February/March

Weights and Measures

• Length
  1 handbreadth 3 inches (US) 7.5 centimeters
  1 span 9 inches (US)
  1 standard cubit 15 inches (US) 0.46 meters
  1 long cubit
  = 1 standard cubit + 1 handbreadth 18 inches (US)
• Dry Measure
  1 ephad (dry)
  = 1/10th homer (dry) 0.62 bushels (US)
  0.61 bushels, imperial 22 cubic decimeters?
  1 homer (dry) 6.2 bushels (US)
  6.1 bushels, imperial 220 cubic decimeters
  1 cor (dry) 103 gallons, dry (US)
  86 gallons, dry imperial 391 liters
  1 sata (dry) 1.5 pecks (US) 1.3 cubic decimeters
  1 choenix > 1 quart, dry (US) slightly > 1 cubic decimeter
• Liquid Measure
  1 bath (liquid)
  = 1/10th homer (dry) 5.8 gallons (US)
  4.84 gallons, imperial 22 liters
  1 homer (liquid) 58 gallons (US)
  48.4 gallons, imperial 220 liters
  1 hin (liquid) 1.7 gallons (US) 6.5 liters
• Weights/Masses
  1 shekel 2/5 advp. ounce (US) 11.5 grams
  1 talent
  = 3000 shekels 76.1 pounds (US) 34.5 kilograms
• Monetary
  1 quadrans, Ceasarian times
  Roman coin = 1/64 Roman silver denarius coin
  1 denarius (pl. denarii), Ceasarian times [one day's agriculturer's wages]
  Roman silver coin = 1/25 Roman gold aureus coin = 1/4 Heb. shekel silver
  1 drachma, Hellenistic to Ceasarian times [one day's agriculturer's wages]
  Greek silver coin, nearly equal in size/value to 1 denarius or 1/4 Heb. shekel silver
  1 didrachma, Hellenistic to Ceasarian times
  Greek silver coin, equal in value to 2 drachma or nearly 2 denarii or 1/2 Heb. shekel silver
  1 stater (Roman name for didrachma?), Hellenistic to Ceasarian times
  Greek silver coin, equal in value to 2 drachma or nearly 2 denarii or 1/2 Heb. shekel silver
  1 mina, Hellenistic to Ceasarian times
  Greek coin, equal in value to 100 denarii or 1/60th of a talent
  1 shekel: Value depends upon metal used-gold, silver, or brass

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