Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: asuvax!gtephx!lung!madderomj@ncar.ucar.edu (Jonathon Madderom) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: important biblical numbers Message-ID: Date: 24 Jul 90 08:16:07 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: gte Lines: 26 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , gt5599d@prism.gatech.edu (gt5599d TOLBERT,JASON ALAN) writes: > Does anyone know what importance does the number 13 have in the Bible. > I hear that it is mentioned often along with the number 12. Six and > nine seem to be inportant. Does anyone know what significance these > particular numbers have? Are there any other significant numbers? > What is the sifgnificance of the cycles of "14" generations up to > the birth of Christ? > -- The only inportance that I have heard for the number 13, the 13 apostles, the original 12 plus Paul. The number 7 is important because it is known as the number of perfection. If you read Revelation you will find it mentioned many times (7 bowls, 7 trumpants, etc). The number 6's importance would come from 666 the number of the devil. It has been said that this number comes from the fact the every digit is one short of 7 the perfect number. The number 40 seems pretty important. It rained 40 days and nights. Their were 40 days between the resurrection of Christ and the assention. And I think 40 days between the Assention and Pentecost. The number 12, twelve tribes and Jesus picked 12 diciples during his life on earth. I haven't heard anything about 9 or 14. --Jon Jonathon Madderom AG Communication Systems, Phoenix, AZ UUCP: {ncar!noao!asuvax | uunet!zardoz!hrc | att}!gtephx!madderomj internet: gtephx!madderomj@asuvax.eas.asu.edu