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Interesting Biblical Number
Facts
{All number counts are based on the Hebrew Old Testament and the Greek
New
Testament}
The day of God- occurs twice in the New Testament
(II Pet. 3:12; Rev. 16:14)
The day of judgement- occurs seven times in the New Testament
(Mat. 10:15; 11:22,24; II Pet.
3:7;
I Jn. 4:17 [ in three books])
The day of the Lord occurs sixteen times (24) in the Old
Testament
(Is. 13:6,9; Jer. 46:10; Ezek. 30:3; Joel
1:15;
2:1,11; 3:14; Amos 4:18 (2x); 5:20;
Oba. 5; Zeph. 1:7; 1:14 (2x); Mal. 4:5)
The Revelation contains seven beatitudes (blessings)
(Rev. 1:3; 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7,14)
In the Revelation we are told seven times these things are coming
soon
(Rev. 1:1,3; 22:7,10,12,20)
The 'new heavens and new earth' occurs four times in the Scriptures
(Is. 65:17; 66:22; II Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21:1)
[in
three books]
The 'Book of Life' is found three times in the Old Testament
(Ex. 32:33; Ps. 69:28; Dan. 12:1) and seven
times
in the New Testament
(Phil. 4:3; Rev. 3:5; 13:8; 17:8; 20:12,15;
21:27)
The 'Tree of Life' is found three times in the book of Genesis
(Gen. 2:9; 3:22,24) and three times in the New
Testament
(Rev. 2:7; 22:14,19)
[The first and last books of the Bible!]
'Paradise' occurs three times in the New Testament
(Lu. 23:43; II Cor. 12:3-4; Rev. 2:7)
The 'two olive trees' appear four times in Scripture
(Zech. 4:3,11,12; Rev. 21:1)
The fig tree in the New Testament occurs 16 times (24) in
9
(32) books
(Matt. 21:19-22 [4x]; 24:32; Mark 11:13-14
[3x];
13:28; Lu. 13:6 [2x]; 21:29;
Jn. 1:48 [2x]; James 3:12; Rev. 6:13)
Fig trees (plural) occurs six times in the Old Testament
(Deu. 8:8; Ps. 105;33; Jer. 5:17; Hos. 2:12;
Amos
4:9; Na. 3:12)
The olive tree occurs 16 {24} times in the Old Testament-
10
times singular,
3 times duo, 3 times plural in nine books
(Deu.
24:20; 28:40;
Jg. 9:8-9; Ps. 52:8; Is. 17:6; 24:13; Jer.
11:16;
Hos. 14:6; Hag. 2:19;
Zech. 4:3,11,12; Deut 2:11; 28:40; I Chr.
27:28)
'Friend' occurs three times- Matt. 20:13; 22:12; 26:50 [always
disparagingly!]
In Matthew's birth narrative (chapters 1-2) which includes Jesus'
genealogy
through Joseph (Jesus' legal genealogy):
Joseph's
name occurs 7 times:
Mat. 1:16,18,19,20,24; Mat. 2:13,19
Mary's name occurs 4 times: Mat. 1:16,18,20;
2:11
In Luke's birth narrative (chapters 1-3) which includes Jesus'
genealogy through
Mary (Jesus' blood genealogy): Joseph's name
occurs
4 times: Lu. 1:26; 2:4,16; 3:23
Mary's name occurs 12 times: Lu.
1:27,30,34,38,39,41,46,56; 2:5,16,19,34
'Mercy seat' occurs 27 (33) times in the Old Testament
'The candlestick' occurs 27 times
'The wave offering occurs 28 (22 x 7) times
'The heave offering occurs 28 (22 x 7) times
'Frankincense' occurs 21 times ( 7 times in Leviticus and 14 times
(2x7) elsewhere)
'Manna' occurs 14 (2 x 7) times
Of the 27 (3x9 or 33) books of the New Testament 21 (3 x 7) are Epistles
Presently there are 39 (3x13) books in the Old Testament
[Originally, I Samuel & II Samuel were one book, I Kings & II Kings were one book, I Chronicles & II Chronicles were one
book, Ezra & Nehemiah were one book, and the twelve "minor prophets" were one book]
'The lamb' occurs 28 (4 x 7) times in the New Testament
'Light' occurs 72 ( 23 x 32) times
'Moses' occurs 80 (24 x 5) times in the New Testament
"Hallelujah" occurs 24 times in the Psalms (23x3) plus
4
times (22) in the Revelation
for a total of 28 (22x7)
"Hosanna" occurs 1 time in the Old Testament and 6 times in
the New
Testament for a total of 7
"Corban" (offering) is found 82 times in the Old Testament once
in
Mark 7:11, and once in
Matt. 27:6 for a total of 84 times
(22x3x7)
"Milk" is found 44 (22x11) times in the Old Testament
and 5 times in
the New Testament for a
total of 49 (7x7)
"Isaac" is found 7 times in Deut., 91 (7x13) in the rest of the
Pentateuch, elsewhere in the
Old Testament 14 times 7 times in Luke and
Acts,
and 7 times in Paul's Epistles for a
total of 126 (2x32x7)
"Aaron" is found 443 times in the Old Testament and 5 times in the
New Testament for a
total of 448 (26x7)
"Abaddon" (destruction) is found 6 times in the Old Testament
and
1 time in the New Testament
for a total of 7
"After the order of Melchizedek" is found 1 time in the Old
Testament and
6 times in the New
Testament for a total of 7
"And thou shalt know that I am the Lord" occurs 7 times
{IKi. 20:13; Isa49:23; Ezek. 16:62, 25:7,
32:16, 35:4,12}
"The stone which the builders refused is become the head of the
corner" occurs 1 time in the
Old testament and 6 times in the New Testament
for
a total of 7
"Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself" occurs 1 time in the Old
Testament (Lev. 19:18) and
6 times in the New Testament for a total of 7
Christ is spoken of as being at the right hand of God 2 times
in
the Old Testament (Ps. 110:1,5)
and 19 times in the New Testament for a total
of
21 (3x7)
"His mercy endureth forever" occurs 6 times in Chronicles, 1
time in Ezra, 34 times in the
Psalms, and 1 time in Jeremiah for a total of
42
(2x3x7)
"A jealous God" occurs 7 times in the Bible
"The ends of the earth" 14 times in the Old Testament
"Behold, the days come" 21 times
"Thus saith the Lord God (or Lord)" 126 times (2x32x7)
The occurrences of the names of the Apostles follows the same rules:
Peter 245 (72x5)
Simon (used of Peter) 50 (52x2)
James (the great) 21 (3x7)
James (the less) 21 (3x7)
John 49 (72)
Simon Zelotes 4 (22)
Matthew 8 (23)
Philip 16 (42)
Paul 160 (25x5)
Saul (Apostle) 25 (52)
Numbers can also be used to establish authorship of various books of the Bible. Bullinger lists 3 pages of words and phrases establishing the book of Hebrews as having been written by Paul. Here is a short list of the number of occurrences:
Paul's
Epis.
Hebrews Total
agaphtos{αγαπητος},
beloved
27
1 28 (22x7)
aggelos{αγγελος},
angel
14
13 27 (33)
aggelous{αγγελοις},
angels
5
2 7
epaggellein , to announce
5
4 9 (32)
apeiqeia{απιστια} ,
unbelief
5
2 7
agein, to
do
7
1 8 (22)
axios{αξιος},
worthy
8
1 9 (32)
agiasmos{αγιασμος}, santification
8
1 9 (32)
epaiscunesqai , to be ashamed
5
2 7
parateisqai , to
shun
4
3 7
aiwnios{αιωνιος},
eternal
21
6 27 (33)
akouein , to
hear
34
8 42 (2x3x7)
allos{αλλος},
another
31
2
33 (3x11)
arneisqai , to
deny
6
1 7
artos{αρτος},
bread
10
1
11
diabolos{διαβολος}, the
devil
8
1 9 (32)
basileus{βασιλευς},
king
4
8 12
The same rules apply to Peter's writings:
1
Pet. 2 Pet. Total
agios{αγιος},
holy
8
6 14 (2x7)
amartia{αμαρτια},
sin
6
1 7
apo{απο},
from
5
2
7
pistis{πιστις},
faith
5
2 7
ina{ινα},
that
13
1 14 (2x7)
doxa{δοξα},
glory
11
5 16 (24)
eidw{νιδω}, to
see
5
3 8 (23)
escatos{εσχατος},
last
2
2 4 (22)
ecw{εχω}, to
have
4
5 9 (32)
kalew{καλεω},
to
call
6
1
7
kurios{κυριος},
Lord
8
13 21 (3x7)
Gematria totals {numerical values of words}:
Jesus (Greek){ιησους} 888 (23x3x37)
* Note the 3 - 8's as opposed
to
the 3 - 6's of the Anti -Christ
Christ (Greek){χριστος}
1680 (24x3x5x7)
Spirit
(Greek){πνευμα}
576
(26 x32) or (8x8x9)
God
(Greek){θεος}
284
(22x71)
Son
(Greek){υιος}
680 (23x5x17)
Angel
(Greek){αγγελος}
132 (22 x3x11)
Sodom
(Greek)
999 (33 x37) [9--number for rebellion against God}
Devil
(Greek){διαβολος}
387
(32 x43)
Damascus
(Greek)
444
(22 x3x37)
Light
(Greek){φως}
1500 (22 x3x53)
Shepherd
(Hebrew)
1105 (5x13x17)
Shepherd
(Greek){ποιμην}
258 (2x3x43)
Earth
(Greek){γη}
11
King
(Greek){βασιλευς}
848 (24x53)
Manna
(Hebrew)
1300
(22 x52x13)
Father
(Greek){αββα}
6
(2x3)
Lord
(Greek){κυριος}
800
(25x5 2)
"Verily, verily, I say unto you," (Greek) 888
"The Lord God made"
(Greek)
888
Eight miracles Elijah are
recorded in Scripture
Elisha asked for a double portion of Elijah's spirit --
Sixteen miracles are recorded for Elisha.
The number 666 is also the
sum of all numbers which make up
the square of 6 (36)! I.E.
1+2+3+4+5...+36=666
These numbers can also be arranged in a square such that the sum of the six figures in any direction totals 111. 111 is the twenty-ninth (4x7) prime number.
|
6 | 32 | 3 | 34 | 35 | 1 |
|
7 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 8 | 30 |
|
19 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 24 |
|
18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 13 |
|
25 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 12 |
|
36 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 31 |
666 is also the sum of the
Roman Numerals:
D=500
C=100
L=50
X=10
V=5
I=1
The first pair total 600,
the second pair totals 60, and the
third pair totals 6.
*Note the use of M for 1000 according to Bullinger may have actually been two D's put together!
The use of the number 1 is also important for first occurences:
The first use of
"Hallelujah" in the Old Testament is in Ps. 94:35:
"Let the sinners
be
consumed out of the earth, And let the wicked
be no
more.Bless thou the Lord, O my soul, Hallelujah."
The first use of
"Hallelujah" in the New Testament is in Rev.
19:1-3 "I heard a great voice
of
much people in heaven, saying Alleluia; salvation, and glory, and
honour, and power unto the Lord our God; for true and righteous are His
judgments; for He hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the
earth with herfornication, and hath avenged the blood of His servants
at her hand,
and again they said Alleluia."
Notice that in both cases this word of praise is associated with judgment of the ungodly.
The first occurrence of the
word HOLY, is in Exodus 3:5 -- Not in
the book of Genesis which is
the
book of beginnings, but in the Exodus which is the book of redemption!
As
Bullinger says: "The creature cannot understand anything about holiness
except on the ground of redemption."
The first question in the
Bible is from God: "Where art thou?"
Gen. 3:9
The first question in the
New Testament is: "Where is He that is born?"
Matt. 2:2
More interesting facts from: The Signature of God, by Grant Jeffrey P. 231 -- These facts discovered by Ivan Panin a famous Russian mathematician.
The number of Hebrew words
in the first verse of Genesis is 7.
{ בראשׁית ברא אלהים את השׁמים
ואת הארץ׃}
The number of Hebrew letters in the first verse is 28 {4x7}.
The first three Hebrew words {בראשׁית ברא אלהים} translated "In the beginning God created" contain 14 {2x7} letters
The last four Hebrew words {את השׁמים
ואת הארץ}
contain 14 {2x7} letters.
The three key words: God{אלהים};
Heaven{השׁמים} and earth{הארץ} have 14 {2x7} letters in Hebrew.
The numeric value of the
first, middle
and last letters is 133 {19x7}
The numeric value of the first
and
last letters of all seven words
is 1393
{199x7}
The shortest word in the verse is the middle word which is only two letters {translated as 'the'} {את} the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet {like alpha and omega of the Greek alphabet.
The first section of
Matthew's gospel Matt. 1:1-17 dealing with the geneology of Jesus:
There are 72
{8x9} vocabulary
words whose total value is 43,364
{6,052x7}
The number of
Greek nouns in the passage is 56 {8x7}
The Greek article
for
"the" occurs 56 {8x7} times
The first eleven
verses
contain 49 {7x7} words
Of these 49
words, 28
{4x7} begin with a vowel and 21 {3x7} begin
with
a consonant.
The number of
letters in these 49 words is 266 {38x7}
Of these 49 words
35
{5x7} occur more than once
Of these 49 words
14
{2x7} occur only once
The number of
proper names is 35 {5x7}
The number of
times these proper names appears is 63 {9x7}
Of the 35 names,
the
number of male names is 28 {4x7}
The number of
female names is 7.
Three women,
Tamar{
תמר}, Rahab{רחב} and Ruth{רות}, are named
in this section.
The number of
Hebrew letters in these three names is 3.
In the second passage of
Matthew {Mat. 1:18-25}
The number of words in this
passage
is 161 {23x7}
The number of vocabulary words
is
77 {11x7}
Six Greek words occur only in
this
passage and never again in Matthew. These six words contain exactly 56
letters
{8x7}
The number of proper names in
the
passage is 7.
The number of Greek letters in
these
seven proper names is 42 {6x7}
The number of words spoken by
the
angel to Joseph is 28 {4x7}
The number of Greek forms of
words
in the angel's speech is 35 {5x7}
The number of letters in the
angel's
words is 168 {24x7}
Although I had researched
numbers in Scripture long before I heard about Bro. Bullinger, much of
the material in this paper is taken directly from his work which is far
more extensive than I have had time to investigate. Space and time prohibit my
continuing this study further.
The lists
go on and on and on. No human, even with the most sophisticated
computers
could have so eloquently stamped the numerical signature of God
throughout
the entire Bible. The point of all this is simple: The Creator of the
universe
is one and the same as the Author of Scripture. The more carefully and
exactly
we study God's word, the more absolute proof we have that only He could
have
put it all together. Hopefully, these facts will present you with a new
sense
of respect for Jesus' words: "Not a jot or tittle (literally, not even
the
dot of an i) will pass away until all is fulfilled."
Prime numbers:{ by definition a prime number is only divisible by
itself and one}
2[1],3[2], 5[3], 7[4], 11[5], 13[6], 17[7], 19[8], 23[9], 29[10],
31[11], 37[12], 41[13], 43[14], 47[15], 53[16], 59[17], 61[18], 67[19],
71[20], 73[21], 79[22], 83[23], 89[24], 101[25], 103[26], 107[27],
109[28], 111[29]...
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