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adhdyc

nice and interesting question

Sandyberry

You should try this comparing my "cubit" with my son who's 6'5 and has really long arms and large hands with long fingers. I am 5'3", 125lbs, small framed, and I have sat next to him and felt like a small child when holding my arm up next to his. My forearm is about half his and my hands look so small. And sitting like that, all's I could think of was how I held him as a baby and marvelled over how tiny he was. I used to put his foot across my palm and check for it getting bigger bc it was so small it fit with room to grow, 👣. Sweet memories 🚼♥️🥰! (and just FYI he now has a size 15 foot!)

FaithfulReader

Sounds pretty arbitrary. What if you measured a 6 foot man's arm versus a 5 foot woman?

Sandyberry

MatteusMaximus, I hadn't either. I remember cubits from the Bible but don't recall the others. Definitely interesting, I agree.

Lady V

Ha, to me inches are an ancient format as well.

mdholl

Useful for rough measurements, along with the span, pace, etc.

Player #8499973

First heard of this measurement in Sunday school with the story of Noah building the Ark.

Jo;49

Read the Bible

camocill123

PetMom28, yes, just hit the back button. It's way quicker. I also discovered if you click on the sleigh that runs across the screen you get extra points.

Bana

Sandyberry, aww so sweet 🥹

john

Player #13023389, I'm glad you are reading the Bible, but please read Romans 10v9 and John 3 V 16.

Jenn Natalia

it's actually this finger 🖕(middle)

Shirley

Sandyberry, sweet

Jennifer

Fun fact: The “ald” (wingspan as I call it 😅) is also almost always equal to your height… and the length from elbow to wrist is the size of your foot

TJ

Apparently the Ark that was supposedly built by Noah, was built using the measurement style of cubit. So by rights every piece of timber and material that had to be measured and cut would have had to have been made by the same person (most likely Noah)otherwise the Ark probably would have not be exactly buoyant, well at least not for forty days and 40 nights.

Player #81939390

Nice to know, thank you...

Player #87342334

Thank my Heavenly Father, I’m a Bible reader and I love to do research on the Scriptures.

Kathye

Good question. Very informative.

jun

wow! hope engineers knew this too.thanks

Melode

t he Bible uses cubits as a measurement. Noah's ark in particular had many cubits.read genesis you will see what I mean.lots of good info and wisdom in this book.

Lan

nice to know this. thank you.

Owl Lady

There was a building firm called Cubits, now I know where it came from.

Durga

cubit measurements is still in use. In tamilnadu (southern part of India) people use sell flower garlands by using this measurements from elbow to finger tip.