Ezekiel 45:12 · measurement explained
A 60-shekel mina in Ezekiel
The verse defines the shekel as twenty gerahs and totals three groups of shekels—twenty, twenty-five, and fifteen—for its mina.
Read the verse first
The shekel shall be twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels shall be your mina.
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Modern measurement range
One shekel: twenty gerahs
11–12 g
0.39–0.42 oz
Using the gerah estimate. The displayed mass follows the selected ESV-style estimate rather than claiming every historical shekel was identical.
Calculate another amount →Twenty plus twenty-five plus fifteen shekels
660–720 g
1.46–1.59 lb
Using the Ezekiel mina (60 shekels) estimate. This passage-specific option uses a 60-shekel relationship and should not be silently substituted for every mina text.
Calculate another amount →Because the sum is sixty, this page uses a passage-specific Ezekiel mina rather than silently applying the common 50-shekel reference table.
What this conversion does—and does not—show
It gives a defensible modern scale for the amount stated in the verse. Ancient standards varied by time and place, so the endpoints are deliberately approximate. A volume is not a food mass, a metal weight is not a modern cash value, and a conversion does not settle a textual, archaeological, or theological debate.
Conversion references: ESV weights and measures ↗, American Bible Society ↗, and Encyclopedia of the Bible ↗. Reference pages accessed October 10, 2026.