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The number 777 is significant in various religious and political contexts.

Religious significance

Judaism

The numbers 3 and 7 are considered both "perfect numbers" under Hebrew tradition.^{[citation needed]}

Orthodox Church

According to the American publication, the Orthodox Study Bible, 777 represents the threefold perfection of the Trinity.^{[Full citation needed]}

Thelema

777 is also found in the title of the book 777 and Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley pertaining to the law of thelema.^{[Full citation needed]}

Political significance

Afrikaaner Resistance Movement

Emblem of the AWB

The Afrikaaner Resistance Movement (Afrikaaner Weerstandsbeweging, AWB), a Boer-nationalist movement in South Africa, utilised the number 777 as part of their emblem. The number refers to a triumph of "God's number" 7 over the Devil's number 666. On the AWB flag, the numbers are arranged in a triskelion shape, so as to form the suggestion of a swastika.^{[1][not in citation given]}

Computing

777 means all permissions in Unix.

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