In the Bible, the concept of amounts is frequently encountered in various contexts, including measurements, quantities, and values. These references often carry significant theological, moral, and practical implications.

Weights and Measures

The Bible provides specific guidelines for weights and measures, emphasizing fairness and honesty. In Leviticus 19:35-36 , it is written: "You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume. You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt." This command underscores the importance of integrity in commerce and daily life.

Monetary Amounts

Monetary amounts in the Bible often reflect the economic conditions and social structures of ancient times. The parable of the talents in Matthew 25:14-30 illustrates the use of money as a metaphor for spiritual gifts and responsibilities. In this parable, servants are entrusted with different amounts of money, and their stewardship is evaluated by their master. The varying amounts signify the diverse opportunities and responsibilities given to individuals by God.

Offerings and Sacrifices

Amounts are also significant in the context of offerings and sacrifices. In the Old Testament, specific amounts of grain, oil, and animals were prescribed for various offerings. For instance, in Numbers 28:12-13 , it is stated: "With each bull there is to be a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, with the ram two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, and with each lamb a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil." These precise amounts highlight the importance of obedience and reverence in worship.

Tithes and Contributions

The concept of tithing involves giving a specific amount, traditionally one-tenth, of one's income or produce to support religious institutions and the needy. In Malachi 3:10 , God challenges the Israelites: "Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this," says the LORD of Hosts, "and see if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure." This passage emphasizes the principle of generosity and trust in God's provision.

Symbolic Amounts

Certain amounts in the Bible carry symbolic meanings. The number forty, for example, often represents periods of testing or judgment, as seen in the forty days of rain during the flood (Genesis 7:12) and the forty years of Israel's wandering in the desert (Numbers 14:33-34). Similarly, the number seven frequently symbolizes completeness or perfection, as in the seven days of creation (Genesis 2:2-3).

Conclusion

The biblical treatment of amounts, whether in terms of weights, measures, monetary values, or symbolic numbers, reflects a broader theological framework that emphasizes justice, stewardship, obedience, and faith. These principles continue to inform and guide believers in their spiritual and practical lives.1510. eimi -- I exist, I am
... and defective verb Definition I exist, I am NASB Word Usage accompanied* (1), accompany*
(2), am (138), amount (1), amounts (1), appear* (1), asserted* (1 ...
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1479. ethelothreskia -- self-willed (arbitrary and unwarranted) ...
... 1479 (from 2309 , "desire" and 2356 , "religion") -- properly, religion,
defined by the desires of the human -- which amounts to ! ...
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3105. mainomai -- to rage, be mad
... of the English terms, "maniac" and "mania") -- to rave, full of inner rage (fury);
to act as though out of one's senses -- getting (angry) it amounts to acting ...
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7235a. rabah -- to be or become much, many or great
... root Definition to be or become much, many or great NASB Word Usage abundance (2),
abundant (2), abundantly (1), amounts (1), ask (1), became many (1), became ...
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4948. mishqal -- weight
... Word Origin from shaqal Definition weight NASB Word Usage full (1), rationed amounts
(1), weigh (1), weighed (4), weighing (3), weight (39). full weight. ...
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Sige Relates to Marcus the Generation of the Twenty-Four Elements ...
... Now the entire number of this Tetrad amounts to four-and-twenty letters; for the
name Arrhetos contains in itself seven letters, Seige [2854] five, Pater five ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter xv sige relates to marcus.htm

His Elaborate Account of Degrees and Differences in Works' and ...
... leading place, the others must be detruded to a lower place, because their nature
and their value is secondary, he adds this; "their difference amounts to that ...
/.../gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 24 his elaborate account.htm

The Change of a Thing's Condition is not the Destruction of Its ...
... thing. Now this distinction would no longer exist, if the flesh were to
suffer such a change as amounts to destruction. Destroyed ...
/.../tertullian/on the resurrection of the flesh/chapter lv the change of a.htm

Whether Joy is Effected in us by Charity?
... Wherefore it amounts to the same that charity causes this mourning, and this spiritual
joy about God, since to rejoice in a certain good amounts to the same as ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether joy is effected in.htm

Chapter xviii
... tent"in the tent. The "behold" in this case amounts to little more than,
"Inside the tent there"( Meek). Without circumlocution the ...
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Free Grace
... this end he raised him up, or created him? Why, this amounts to just the
same thing. If you believe Pharaoh, or any one man upon ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 128 free grace.htm

To the Rev. A. Brandram
... To purchase horses will be much more economical than to hire them, as the hire of
an animal for a journey of only thirty leagues generally amounts to nearly ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/to the rev a brandram 19.htm

The Answer to a Sixth Letter,
... To suppose space removed, destroyed, or taken away, amounts to the absurd supposition
of removing a thing away from itself: That is, if in your imagination you ...
/.../the answer to a sixth.htm

Unhappy Souls! Stricken through with all These Barbarisms as with ...
... the question of the soul, however, you openly proclaim your ignorance, and confess
your untaught condition: as to the authors, your knowledge amounts only to ...
/.../10 unhappy souls stricken through.htm

Forgiveness and Love.
... And, just so, the same amount of guilt may attach to very different amounts of sin;
and he who, tried by the mere external test of the world, is pronounced pure ...
/.../schleiermacher/selected sermons of schleiermacher/vi forgiveness and love.htm

Amounts (12 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Amounts (12 Occurrences). ... A wind storm came down on the
lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water. (WEB). ...
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Amoz (14 Occurrences)

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Amount (66 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) To rise, reach, or extend in effect, substance, or influence; to be equivalent;
to come practically (to); as, the testimony amounts to very little. ...
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Unit (7 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) Any determinate amount or quantity (as of length, time, heat, value) adopted
as a standard of measurement for other amounts or quantities of the same ...
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Uncircumcision (19 Occurrences)
... Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything,
nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love. ...
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Gale (8 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Luke 8:23 But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down
on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water. (See NAS). ...
/g/gale.htm - 9k

Fierce (92 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Luke 8:23 But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down
on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water. (See NAS). ...
/f/fierce.htm - 34k

Expressing (5 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything,
nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love. (See NIV). ...
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Dangerous (4 Occurrences)
... (Root in WEY DBY). Luke 8:23 But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came
down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water. (WEB). ...
/d/dangerous.htm - 8k

Descended (64 Occurrences)
... Luke 8:23 But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake,
and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water. (See NAS). ...
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