The Bible is not only one of the most popular in the world. For many, she is both a source of inspiration and hypertext. And some even try to find secret codes and encrypted messages in this book. There are different ways to think about it, but the Bible contains at least 10 sign numbers that are mentioned many times. Perhaps it is they who will help lift the veil of secrecy over the past and future.
1. One
Not surprisingly, the number "1" is used in the Bible to refer to the one and only true God. The Bible repeatedly repeats such theses as “You will not have any other gods besides me”, “Our Lord is the only god”, etc. Numerologists claim that the number “1” is the main thing in the Bible, because all important actions (from the side of Moses, Elijah or Jesus) were done alone.
* You won't have any other gods besides me *
2. Twenty two
The Bible uses the number 22 in a rather unusual, but quite arithmetically justified way. If 22 divided by 7, that would be the exact number "pi". The Bible can be divided into three large "sections" of 22 books each (although this only applies to the Protestant Bible). The Hebrew alphabet consists of 22 letters. Revelation concludes the entire Bible at chapter 22. If you add up the ages of the prophets according to the Bible, you get the exact year of birth of Abraham (2167 BC). At the same time, before the death of Jesus in 33 A. D. exactly 2,200 years have passed.
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22 and the exact number pi.
3. Forty
In the Bible, the number 40 is used to indicate the completion of something. It is used 146 times in both Testaments. The Israelites were enslaved by the Egyptian pharaohs for 400 years (10 times 40). God made the Israelites wander in the Desert of Sinai for 40 years. Moses was 40 times 3 years (120 years old) at the time of his death. Moses spent 40 days on Mount Sinai in prayer. Christ's fast in the wilderness lasted 40 days, and 40 days passed before his resurrection. 40 years passed from the Ascension of Jesus to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans.
For 40 years Moses led his people in the wilderness.
4. Twelve
12 signs of the zodiac, 12 noon and night, 12 main Olympic gods, 12 biblical tribes, 12 apostles, 12 days of Christmas … 12 is a very important number in the Bible. The most obvious example is the 12 tribes of Israel. After the end of the world, 144,000 thousand Christians will be ascended into Heaven, 12,000 from each lineage of Israel. New Jerusalem, the city of Heaven, was surrounded by 12 walls, at the foundations of which 12 precious stones were laid. The Tree of Life bears fruit with 12 different fruits.
12 tribes of Israel.
5. Four
The number 4 usually indicates the completion of something. Of the 12 tribes of Israel, the genealogy of Jesus goes back to Judah, the fourth kind. There are 4 main prophets of the Holy Writ: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. There are 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse. There are 4 angels standing on 4 sides of the Earth (east, south, west, east). Well, the cross has 4 sides.
4 horsemen of the Apocalypse.
6. Ten
There are many cases in which the number 10 is the main one. That only are 10 Commandments. In addition to the main ten Commandments, there are 603 other commandments, that is, a total of 613. 6+ 1 +3 = 10. A person has 10 fingers and toes. Naturally, 10 is one of the most important numbers in the Bible. Even in the Old Testament, the number 10 was often mentioned. God promised not to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah if there were only 10 righteous in them. Jesus performed a total of 37 miracles, and 3 + 7 = 10.
10 commandments.
7. Six
In the Bible, the number 6 is usually used to mean something imperfect. The working week has 6 days and 1 day for rest. The most famous example of the use of this number in the Bible is 666, or the number of the devil.
The devil's number.
8. Three
Here, first of all, of course, the Holy Trinity comes to mind, i.e. the number 3 indicates integrity. Jesus had 12 apostles, he loved exactly three of them more than others: Peter, John and James. Satan tempted Jesus 3 times. On the third day, the earth was created. Jesus raised three people. The cross is written in 3 languages. Three angels are mentioned in the Bible: Michael, Gabriel and Lucifer. Jesus was 33 years old at the time of his death. He rose from the dead on the third day.
The Holy Trinity.
9. Twenty one
Isaiah's prophecy about the coming of the Messiah becomes clear in chapter 7, verse 14: "… behold, the Virgin will receive in her womb, and give birth to a Son …". 7 + 14 = 21. There are 14 generations (2 times 7) from Abraham to David, 14 generations from David to the Babylonian exile of the Jews, and another 14 from that moment to Jesus. There are 21 chapters in the Gospel of John (3 times 7).
The Gospel of John.
10. Seven
In the Bible, the number 7 is used to indicate perfection. God said in Revelation that there are 7 spirits. In the Tabernacle of the meeting, and later in the Jerusalem temple, a lamp of 7 candles - a menorah - was installed. Noah brought 7 pairs of each type of "clean" animals into the ark, and "unclean" animals were saved in the amount of "a pair of each creature." The flood began seven days after the settlement of the ark. Joshua led the Israelites around Jericho 7 times.
Menorah.