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omers

Meaning of “omers”

Dry measures, each equal to the tenth part of an ephah.

Definition sources

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1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 16:22

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The KJV occurrence

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Exodus 16:22
¶ And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 16:22 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe that on the sixt day they gathered twice as much bread, two Omers for one man: and all the rulers of the Congregation came and told Moses.

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Exodus 16:22; Exodus 16:36

Two omers are gathered for one man, and Scripture expressly states an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. This is a direct quantitative definition.

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