Bushel in the Bible

About one peck

• Matthew 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
• Mark 4:21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
• Luke 11:33 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.

⇒Bible Encyclopedia for BUSHEL.

⇒Definition of bushel

⇒See also McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia for Bushel.