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Talent (Biblical Greek)

The talent in Biblical Greek was a large unit of weight commonly used in the ancient Mediterranean world, including Greece and surrounding regions. It served as a standard for weighing precious metals like gold and silver, as well as bulk goods.

A Greek talent typically weighed about 26 kilograms (57 pounds), though the exact weight varied by city and era.

In Biblical contexts, the talent represented a significant amount of wealth and was often mentioned in stories involving large sums of money or resources.

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  Approximately 26 kilograms (57 pounds)

  
  
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  Used in ancient Greek and Biblical times

  
  
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  Measured precious metals and wealth

  
  

Quintal (Metric) [cwt]

The metric quintal is a unit of mass equal to 100 kilograms. It is widely used in agriculture and commerce for measuring bulk goods like grains, produce, and livestock feed.

Though called "quintal," it differs from other regional versions like the British hundredweight (cwt). In some countries, especially those using the metric system, the quintal serves as a convenient intermediate unit between kilograms and metric tons.

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  1 metric quintal = 100 kg

  
  
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  Common in farming and trade for easy large-quantity measurements