What is the most significant number in the Bible?

Answer 1

In the King James version Numbers of hundreds are expressed as two words - eight hundred, and the same holds true fro thoudands - three thousand.

This means that a word-counting program will see eight hundred as two words, and six hundred thousand as three words. Bearing that in mind, the following is a list of all numbers which appear more than 20 times. It does not include ordinal numbers - first, second, third, fourth, etc. * one ............... 1967 * two ................ 837 * hundred ........ 590 * thousand ...... 520 * three ............. 485 * seven ............ 463 * none ............. 358 * five ................ 345 * four ............... 328 * twenty .......... 293 * ten ................ 248 * six ................. 202 * twelve .......... 188 * thirty ............ 174 * fifty ............... 157 * forty ............. 157 * threescore ..... 93 * eight .............. 80 * nine ............... 50 * fourscore ........ 36 * fourteen .......... 26 * fifteen ............. 24 * ninety ............. 24 * sixteen ............ 23 * eighteen .......... 22

Answer 2

A:

Several numbers have obvious significance in The Bible, especially the numbers 7, 17 and 40 (and other multiples of 20).

In terms of understanding the traditions behind the Bible, the number 17 must be the most significant number, since most of the generations from Adam down to the Patriarchs are based on lifespans that involve the number 17. The significance of this is in learning that numerology played an important part in early Hebrew religion, and that biblical characters did not really live to such great ages.

If we look at the first five legendary ancestors, we see:

Adam ...... 930.. 7x9 + 51x17 [3x17x17]

Seth ........ 912.. 5x9 + 51x17

Enos ........ 905.. 8x9 + 49x17

Cainan .... 910.. 6x10 + 50x17

Mahalalel 895.. 5x9 + 50x17

If we look at the Patriarchs:

1. Abraham lived to 175 (5 X 5 X 7)
2. Isaac lived to 180 (6 X 6 X 5)
3. Jacob lived to 147 (7 X 7 X 3

• Each lifespan involves a perfect square (5, 6, then 7 in a numeric series),
• the third factor also forms a series (7, 5, 3)
• in each case the sum of the factors is 17.

Furthering the above formulas, Genesis says Sarah lived to 127 years, which is the sum of these consecutive square numbers plus 17 (127 = 5x5 +6x6 + 7x7 + 17).

Answer 3

AnswerUndoubtedly 17 is the most significant number in the Old Testament. The ages of the Old Testament heroes, all the way down from Adam to Joshua, involve elegant patterns using the number 17. For example, the first five persons in the biblical genealogy (Cain and Abel were not included):

Name

Lifespan

Pattern

Adam

930

7x9 + 51x17

Seth

912

5x9 + 51x17

Enos

905

8x9 + 49x17

Cainan

910

6x10 + 50x17

Mahalalel

895

5x9 + 50x17

Another example of the number 17 in the ages of Old Testament heroes can be found in the lifespans of the Patriarchs:

1. Abraham lived to 175 (5 X 5 X 7)
2. Isaac lived to 180 (6 X 6 X 5)
3. Jacob lived to 147 (7 X 7 X 3)

• Each lifespan involves a perfect square (5, 6, then 7 in a numeric series),
• the third factor also forms a series (7, 5, 3)
• in each case the sum of the factors is 17.

The number 12 was also a significant number in the Old Testament, no douby because there are 12 constellations in the zodiac.

The number 40 seems to mean a long period of time, not necessarily 40 days or 40 years.

Answer 4

Number seven is the most common number in the Bible.

Answer 5

40

Answer 6

3, 7, 12