https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_of_measurement List of unit, unit, biblical unit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_and_Talmudic_units_of_measurement https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_and_Talmudic_units_of_measurement 1 palm (tefach) = 4 digit (etzba'ot)[2] 1 span (zeret) = 3 palms (tefahim)[2] 1 ell (amah) = 2 spans (zeret)[2] 1 mil (mil) = 2000 ells (amot) 1 parasang (parasa) = 4 mils (milin) The biblical ell is closely related to the cubit, but two different factors are given in the Bible; Ezekiel's measurements imply that the ell was equal to 1 cubit plus 1 palm (Tefah),[3][4] while elsewhere in the Bible, the ell is equated with 1 cubit exactly. The Books of Samuel portray the Temple as having a Phoenician architect, and in Phoenicia it was the Babylonian ell which was used to measure the size of parts of ships Talmudic 1 double palm (hasit) = 2 palms (tefah) 1 pace (pesiah) = 1 ell (amah) 1 stadium (ris) = 1600 palms (2/15 mile) ...