Hand (unit) Biblical exegesis the hand measurement, as for example in the Vision of the Temple, Authorized Version , is usually taken to be palm or handbreadth, and in modern translations may be rendered as "handbreadth" or "three inches". The hand is a traditional unit in the UK. It was standardised at four inches by a statute of King Henry VIII in 1540, but some confusion between the various types of hand measurement, and particularly between the hand and the handsbreadth, appears to have persisted. Phillips's dictionary of 1706 gives four inches for the length of the handful or hand, and three
The Feast in the House of Levi tell, when occasion is granted me to speak.<br> Q. What is the picture to which you have been referring?<br> A. It is the picture which represents the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with His disciples in the house of Simon.<br> Q. Where is this picture?<br> A. In the refectory of the monks of San Giovanni e Paolo.<br> Q. Is it painted in fresco or on wood or on canvas?<br> A. It is on canvas.<br> Q. How many feet does it measure in height?<br> A. It may measure seventeen feet.<br> Q. And in breadth?<br> A. About thirty-nine.<br> Q. How many have