Background of 'On Weights and Measures'
- Compiled in 392 AD in Constantia by Epiphanius of Salamis
- Written at the request of a Persian priest, sent by the Roman emperor in Constantinople
- Syriac version is the only complete copy that has survived
- Partial translations in Armenian and Georgian also exist
- Two manuscripts preserved at the British Museum in London
Synopsis of Part One
- Dated 47 years after the destruction of Jerusalem
- Epiphanius names four major translations of the Hebrew Bible
- Description of the translation process by the seventy-two translators
- Description of the canonical books of the Hebrew Bible
- Books of Ruth and Judges were joined together, as well as Ezra and Nehemiah
Prominent Figures
- Description of Aquila (Onkelos) and his relation to Hadrian
- Description of Symmachus (Sūmkos) and his conversion to Judaism
- Symmachus underwent a second circumcision and became a disciple of Rabbi Meir
- Symmachus belonged to the fifth generation of Rabbinical teachers
- Emperor Hadrian's journey through Palestine after the destruction of Jerusalem
Weights and Measures
- Epiphanius provides a treatise on the known weights and measures
- Equivalent weights for the denarius among the Hebrews
- Distinction between different Hebrew terms for handfuls
- Discussion of Hebrew, Greek, and Roman weights and measures
- Detailed information on various measurements used in his time
Geography of Palestine, Asia Minor, and the Levant
- Mention of several cities and places of renown
- Mount Ararat, Aṭaṭ, and the threshing floor of the thorn bush
- Description of Abarim, Aviʿazar, Carmel, Akko, Anathoth, Azekah, Bethel, Ophrah, Carthage, Rekem, Jaffa, Jerusalem, and more
- List of Roman emperors from Constans to Honorius during Epiphanius' time
- Differences in Epiphanius' regnal years compared to other sources
On Weights and Measures - Wikipedia Data Sources
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| Glossary | https://harryandcojewellery.com.au/blogs/glossary/on-weights-and-measures |
| Wikipedia | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Weights_and_Measures |
| Wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29029690 |
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