THE HOLY BIBLE KNEW ABOUT THE CORRECT VALUE FOR PI LONG BEFORE VIETE of 1593 A.D. DID! - by Don Hewey, Copyright © 1998-1999
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NOTE: This outline will clearly illustrate the "inside" circumference of the molten sea (solid brass tub) which is the non-brimmed portion of the molten sea. The confusion over 1 Kings 7:23 is that the reader automatically assumes that the thirty cubits stated in verse 23 is the corresponding circumference of the outer uttermost brimmed edge. It is not. For a complete discussion on the outer portion of the molten sea, please refer to this link here that gives the proof. outer circumference proof . The exact physical represention as it is written in verse 23 is physically impossible as one should immediately become suspicious of. But with further examination of this outline and also the "yfiles" link, the bible not only proves PI once, but twice! Amazing. Please refer to the molten sea diagram representation half way down this page for an illustration to this problem.

"1 Kings 7:[23] And he made a molten sea, ten cubits[#0520 ammah] from the one brim[#08193 saphah] to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about."
The mathematics in verse 23 is NOT in error. Why? Because of verse 26, ".....HAND BREADTH THICK..."

"1 Kings 7:[26] And it was an HAND BREADTH THICK[#02947 tephach], and the BRIM[#08193 saphah] thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths." First, a cubit (strongs #0520 = 'ammah') is defined as approximately 18 in. For the sake of this illustration, 18 inches will be used.
The circumference of a circle is PI x d (diameter).
The rub with this verse 23 is that it does not state how thick the brim is! So here is the mathematics to prove that verse 26 is accurate ("...the hand breadth thick...").

PI = 3.14159 (approximately), the diameter must be solved to account for the width of the brim, so therefore we must solve for "d"......in doing this we get,

30 cubits = 30 x 18 inches = 540 inches it total circumference. 540 inches DIVIDED by PI = 171.8874 inches.

Now, since it is now known that DIAMETER is 171.8874, we must now subtract the different between the breadth thickness of EACH SIDE. In other words, when measuring the diameter of an tank or container that has substantial thickness, the thickness must be accounted for TWICE. Once for the first edge, then ONCE MORE for the opposite edge. Therefore we get,

10 cubits = 180 inches - 171.8874 inches = 8.1126 inches.

Now divide 8.1126 by TWO, we get 4.0563 inches. NOW GET OUT A RULER AND MEASURE THE BREADTH OF YOUR HAND!!!!!


CUBIT = 0520 ammah {am-maw'}

prolonged from 0517; TWOT - 115c; n f

AV - cubit 242, measure 1, post 1, not translated 1; 245

1) cubit - a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (.5m).
There are several cubits used in the OT, the cubit of a man or common cubit (Dt 3.11), the legal cubit or cubit of the sanctuary (Eze 40.5) plus others. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment


HAND BREADTH = 02947 tephach {tay'-fakh}

from 02946; TWOT - 818b; n m

AV - hand breath 3, coping 1; 4

1) span, width of the hand, hand breadth
1a) a unit of measurement, measurement of length
2) coping (an architectural term)

BRIM = 08193 saphah {saw-faw'} or (in dual and plural) sepheth {sef-eth'} probably from 05595 or 08192 through the idea of termination(compare 05490); TWOT - 2278a; n f AV - lip 112, bank 10, brim 8, edge 8, language 7, speech 6, shore 6, brink 5, border 3, side 3, prating 2, vain 2, misc 4; 176

1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge,
border, binding
1a) lip (as body part)
1b) language
1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)
[24] And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round
about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.
[25] It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
[26] And it was an HAND BREADTH THICK, and the BRIM thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.



SEE IMAGE at http://www.truthontheweb.org/pi.jpg


D2 = the measured diameter between the extreme OUTER points of the rim at the very top of the molten sea tub.

Table of computation of Pi from 2000 BC to now



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Babylonians 2000? BC 3.125 = 3 + 1/8
Egyptians 2000? BC 3.16045
China 1200? BC 3
Holy Bible (1 Kings 7:23 and 26) 550 BC 3.1415926
Archimedes 250? BC 3.1418 (averaging technique)
Hon Han Shu 130 AD 3.1622 = square root of 10
Ptolemy 150 AD 3.14166
Chung Hing 250 AD 3.16227 = squareroot of 10
Wang Fau 250 AD 3.15555 = 142/45
Liu *** 263 AD 3.14159
Siddhanta 380 AD 3.1416
Tsu Ch'ung Chi 480 AD 3.1415926
Aryabhata 499 AD 3.14156
Brahmagupta 640 AD 3.162277 = squareroot of 10
Al-Khowarizmi 800 AD 3.1416
Fibonacci 1220 AD 3.141818
Al-Kashi 1429 AD 3.1415929
Otho 1573 AD 3.1415929
Viete 1593 AD 3.1415926536 (ave.)
Romanus 1593 AD 3.1415926536 (ave.)
Van Ceulen 1596 AD 3.1415926536 (ave.)
Newton 1665 AD 3.1415926536 (ave.)
Sharp 1699 AD 3.1415926536 (ave.)


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