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.
45:12. There were shekels of gold (1 Chronicles 21:25), of silver (1 Samuel 9:8), of brass (17:5), and of iron (7). When it became a coined piece of money, the shekel of gold was equivalent to about 2 pounds of our money. Six gold shekels, according to the later Jewish system, were equal in value to fifty silver ones.