Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: electro!george@watcgl.waterloo.edu (George Reimer) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: important biblical numbers Message-ID: Date: 24 Jul 90 08:09:05 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Electrohome Ltd., Kitchener, ON Lines: 18 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article st0o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Steven Timm) writes: >I know of fairly few times that the number 13 is mentioned in the Bible. ..... >If anyone has insights on 12, 40, or 5 please speak up! I recently bought a book called "Numbers in Scripture". I don't offhand remember who wrote it. It deals with most any number you'll run across in the Bible. It is an *excellent* book when dealing with this subject. It really lends support to the idea that it was God who originally designed language. If anyone is interested, I'll forward the author, publisher and an example or two. -- "I almost think that in certain cases yes, and in others, no....." George egroeG Reimer remieR