Standard Cubit / Biblical Cubit
Genesis 6:15 is the first and possibly most important Biblical reference to cubits, "The length of the Ark shall be 300 cubits, the breadth of it 50 cubits, and the height of it 30 cubits". The Biblical cubit - or at least the Noah's Ark cubit as referred to in Gen 6:15 - converts to "The dimensions of Noah's Ark were app. 440 x 73 x 44 feet" - The New American Bible. Several Torahs and Christian Bibles state that the cubit = 18 inches and give 450 x 75 x 45 feet for Noah's Ark.
Another Biblical reference to cubits is Moses' Ark of the Covenant, the Tabernacle of the ark and its Courtyard. Exodus 27:12-13,18 "the length of the court 100 cubits...width of the court 50 cubits".
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