Swelling due to blockage of a salivary duct is diagnosed because of the relationship of pain to mealtimes. To diagnose other causes of swelling, a dentist or doctor may perform a biopsy to obtain a sample of salivary gland tissue and examine it under a microscope.
A biblical shekel's weight in modern units is equal to 0.497 ounces (14.1 grams). Below are listed some ancient measurements with some modern equivalents given. Biblical. Volume. omer = 4.188 quarts (modern) or 0.45 peck (modern) or 3.964 liters (modern) 9.4 omers = 1 bath. 10 omers = 1 ephah. Weight.
âThe Brown Bomberâ was routinely listed as 6ft 2ins but he was, in fact, 6ft 1 Â½ins â and promoters were also not beyond manipulating his weight, and that of his opponents, in his day. When Louis fought Billy Conn for the first time in 1941 their weights were announced as 199 Â½ and 174lbs. This was a thumb-suck.