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Document Details : Title: The Dimensions and Capacity of the 'Molten Sea' in 1 Kgs 7,23.26 Author(s): HOLLENBACK, George M. Journal: Biblica Volume: 81 Issue: 3 Date: 2000 Pages: 391-392 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.81.3.3200445 Abstract : The apparent discrepancy between the given dimensions and capacity of King Solomon's 'molten sea' in 1 Kgs 7,23.26 can be resolved in the light of insights provided by a particular kind of cylindrical capacity measure system attested in Old Babylonian metrology. |
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