In the Old Testament and other Hebrew scriptures, the talent was used as a unit of measurement for precious metals.
The weight of a talent in Biblical Hebrew could vary, but it was typically quite substantial, equivalent to approximately 75 pounds (34 kilograms) or more.
Talents were used for various purposes, including as a standard for assessing the value of offerings and tribute payments.
An attogram (ag) is a metric unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI). It represents one quintillionth (1/1,000,000,000,000,000,000) of a gram or 10^-18 grams. The metric system is a decimal-based system of measurement used worldwide, and it is particularly useful for expressing extremely small quantities of mass.
To provide context for the size of an attogram:
Attograms are used in advanced scientific and technical fields, especially in situations where measuring the smallest quantities of substances or particles is crucial. Some common applications of attograms include: