1 Kings 7 23 n And he made

1 Kings 7: 23 n “And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim 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. ”

PI In The Bible Eric Tucker December 1, 1999

PI Defined and Background PI = П = circumference / diameter = c / d n П is the same for all size circles n П = 3. 14159265359…. n Describing Solomon’s temple n

1 Kings 7: 23 n “And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim 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. ” c = 30 cubits, d = 10 cubits П = c / d = 30 / 10 = 3

Cubits What is a cubit? n Cubit = length from fingertip to elbow. n Cubit ≈ 18 inches. My cubit = 17. 5 inches. n

Perfect Circle? П = c / d only works for a circle. n “Round all about” could be many shapes n

Purpose: Describe Temple’s Furnishings Purpose was not to reveal value of П n How could purpose be to reveal value of П since: n – – – they didn’t know of a special relationship between circumference and diameter they didn’t have any notation of П П is irrational.

Cubits and Rounding One person measured circumference, one measured diameter. n All cubit measurements are given as whole numbers. n – If C = 30, for correct value of П, D = 9. 55 cubits which rounds to 10.

Original Hebrew Text Circumference = “line” = Ίρ and пΊρ in Hebrew n In Hebrew, letters are also numbers: ρ = 100, Ί = 6, п = 5 n Add: п + Ί + ρ = 111 n Add: Ί + ρ = 106 n Take ratio: 111/106 = 1. 0471698 n Multiply: 3 x 1. 0471698 = 3. 14150943 n Error is only. 00026 % n

“Brim To Brim” and “Hand breadth” d Assumed c C = 30, d = 10 П = 30/10 = 3 1 Kings 7: 26 says, “It is a hand breadth in thickness” Hand breadth ≈ 4 inches.

“Brim To Brim” and “Hand breadth” d c Assumed П =c/d d c Possibly d’ = d - 2 x d’ x x

“Brim To Brim” and “Hand breadth” d’ = d - 2 x П = c / d’ П = c / (d - 2 x) For cubit = 17. 75 in. and x = 4 in. , c = 30 X 17. 75 = 532. 5 in. d = 10 X 17. 75 = 177. 5 in. П = 532. 5 / [177. 5 - 2 (4)] = 3. 14159

Works Cited n n n 1 Kings 7: 23, 25. 4 Chron. 4: 2. Holy Bible. King James Version. “The Bible and the Value of “PI. ”” Creation Science Evangelism [on-line serial]. Available: www. drdino. com/Articles/Article 10. htm Weisstein, E. (1999, November). “Pi. ” Treasure-Troves. Available: www. treasure-troves. com/math/Pi. htm Graf, B. “Graf theory. ” Available: www-groups. dcs. stand. ac. uk/~hist…scellaneous/other_links/Graf_theory. html Katz, J. “PI in the Bible. ” Available: www. direct. ca/trinity/pi. html. EMAIL: eatuck 1@pop. uky. edu

1 Kings 7: 23 n “And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim 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. ” П