NUMBERS IN SCRIPTURE
NUMBERS
1 - Unity, sovereignty, whole; God the Father (1st person of Trinity)
Gen. 1:3-5 - creation of indivisible light.
2 - Divine division or separation
Gen. 1:6-8 - separation of earth's water and atmosphere, and separation
of light and darkness (Gen. 1:3-4).
Nu 8:14-16; Lev. 10:8-10 - separation of the Levitical Priesthood.
Ex 26:33; Ezek 42:20- separation in the Temple.
Lev. 11:46-47 - separation from the unclean.
Ezra 9:1-2 - separation from marrying foreigners.
1 Chron 12:8; 2 Chron 25:10 - mustering an army
Lev. 20:24, 26 - separation of the Client Nation
2 Cor. 6:17 - separation of the Royal Family of God
Rom. 1:1 - appointment to a Christian calling
Heb. 4:12 - division of soul and spirit
3 - Justice of the Holy Spirit; Trinity
Zech. 4:6; Psalm 89:14; Matt. 28:19; Gal. 4:6. The impartial
administration of the Justice of God in the implementation of His Sovereign
Design, which usually means suffering for the recipients.
4 - Weakness; relationship of Earth to the Ruler of Creation in the Heavens
Gen. 1:17-18; Ex. 38:19 - four pillars in the Gate of the Tabernacle
for the weakness of man at salvation.
5 - Grace; giant.
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Gen. 1:22 - God blesses the animal creation;
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Ex. 26:37 - 5 pillars in door of Holy Place of Tabernacle.
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5 evil kings of the Amorites opposed Gibeon (Joshua 10:5).
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5 evil lords of the Philistines (1 Sam. 6:16).
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5 giants of the Philistines opposed David (2 Sam. 21:22).
6 - Man, or mankind; work; the sixth step of a categorical
sequence.
Gen. 1:27, 31 - Man was created on the 6th day. Man sinned and
had to work for a living.
7 - Complete Category
8 - New Birth
1 Pet. 3:20 - Eight persons survived the Noahic Flood, which was a
type of Salvation, New Birth. Gen. 17:12 - Circumcision was performed on
the 8th day after the completion of the first category of 7 days; similarly,
salvation the beginning of a new life.
9 - Plagues
Ex. 9 - 11 - the 9 plagues on Egypt.
10 - Laws of Establishment
Ex. 20:1-17; 34:28 - the Ten Commandments.
11 - True Witness
Matt. 28:16 - the 11 true disciples. Ex. 26:7-8; 36:14-15 - 11 Curtains
of Goats hair in the Tabernacle.
12 - Authority
Gen. 49:28 - twelve tribes of Israel. Mark 3:14-15 Authority of the
Twelve Disciples.
13 - Double Blessing
Gen. 48:20 - Thirteen tribes of Israel due to double blessing of Ephraim
and Manasseh.
14 - Passover
15 - Cover
Gen. 7:20 - water of the flood covered the earth 15 cubits deep.
16 - Experiential Sanctification
17 - Lawlessness
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Gen. 7:11 - The flood began on the 17th day of the month and the ark rested
on Mt. Ararat on 17th day of 7th month (150 days after flood began) (Gen.
8:4).
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Joseph was 17 when he was sold into slavery (Gen. 37:2, 28).
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Jacob lived in Egypt 17 years (Gen. 47:28)
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Rehoboam reigned 17 years in Jerusalem and did evil (1 Kings 14:21).
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Judg. 8:26 - 1700 earrings of the the Ishmaelites given to Gideon (spoils).
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2 Sam. 8:3 - David captured 1700 horsemen from the king of Zorbah.
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Jehoahaz reigned over Israel in Samaria 17 years (2 Ki. 13:1).
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Jeremiah signal resumption of business by buying the field of Hanameel
for 17 shekels (Jer. 32:9).
18 - Pillar
1 Ki. 7:15; 2 Ki. 25:17; Jer 52:21; Rev. 3:12 - Maximum historical
impact.
19 - King, Royal Government (Federal Government)
19 kings in both the Northern and Southern Kingdoms of Israel (although
S. Kingdom had one queen)
20 - Going out and coming in; military; a generation.
Ex. 38:18 - width of Gate of the Tabernacle; Draft age (Num. 1:3)
21 - Providential Preventative Suffering (Checkmate)
Dan. 10:13 - Angel sent to help Daniel was opposed for 21 days; Zedekiah,
last King of the S. Kingdom was 21 when he began his reign (Jer 52:1).
22 - Cursing
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22,000 Levites in 2nd year of Exodus; Jair judged Israel 22 yr. while Israel
did evil and was cursed (Judg. 10:3).
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Jeroboam, who rebelled against Rehoboam, reigned 22 yr. (1 Ki 14:20).
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Ahab ruled Israel 22 yr. (1 Ki. 16:29).
23 - Cursing turned to blessing; Spiritual uptrend in history.
Number of Levites in 2nd yr. of exodus was 22,000 and in 40th yr. was
23,000 (Nu.
3:39 cf. 26:62); Dan. 8:14 - 2300 evenings and mornings in Tribulation.
24 - Elders of Israel; Strategy
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The number 24 refers to Israel - derived from the 24 Elders of Israel (Rev
4:4, 10; 5:8; 11:16; 19:4. The Elders were in positions of leadership and
responsible for strategic alignment.
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Satan's strategy has always been to destroy Israel; thus, 24 refers to
a strategic Satanic Counterattack on Israel: The giants who opposed the
army of Israel had 24 fingers and toes (2 Sa. 21:20; 1 Chron. 20:6).
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Strategic advance in Israel is designated by 24: There were 24 bulls for
peace offerings in dedication of the Tabernacle and 2400 shekels total
silver utensils (Nu. 7:85). On the 24th of 7th month during Feast of Tabernacles
regathered Israel celebrated a Holy Day convocation. Daniel's vision on
24th day of first month (Da. 10:4). God stirred Zerubbabel to rebuild the
temple on the 24th of the 6th mo. (Hag. 1:15); prophesy on 24th of 9th
month (Hag. 2:10, 18, 20). Zechariah's vision on the 24th of the 11th mo.
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David's Organizational Structure was based on the number, 24 (1 Chr. 24,
25, 27).
25 - Sovereignty of God
Sovereignty means the decision belongs to God. The Lord Jesus Christ
controls history. He raises one King up and puts another down. He decides
the time, place, and manner of our death.
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Appointment of Priests: The age of service for the Priesthood in Israel
was 25 - 50 (Nu. 8:24).
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Control of History: Wall completed on the 25th of Elul (Neh. 6:15); Jehoiachin
brought out of prison on 25th of 12th month (Jer. 52:31); prophesy of the
New Jerusalem in 25th year of exile (Ezek. 40:1).
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Appointment of Kings: (1) Jehoshaphat reigned 25 yr., did good (1 Ki. 22:42),
(2) Amaziah became king age 25, did good (2 Ki. 14:2), (3) Jotham became
king at 25, did good (2 Ki. 15:33), (4) Hezekiah became king at 25, did
good (2 Ki. 18:2), (5) Jehoiakim became king at 25, did evil (rebelled
against Nebuchadnezzar) (2 Ki. 23:36).
26 - Political Babylon, Politician
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Elah, son of Baasha, became king of Israel in 26th year of Asa (1 Ki. 16:8).
He was killed by Zimri, commander of half his chariots, while he was drinking
himself drunk with his political friend, Arza, head of the household (capitol).
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26,000 sons of Asher (1 Chron 7:40).
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26,000 men of Benjamin who harbored (political relationship) rapists and
warred against Israel (Judg. 20:15).
27 - Horn
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Length of a solar day - i.e. the number of days required for the moon to
revolve around earth as established on the 4th Day of Creation (Gen. 1:16).
The phases of the moon appear as horns. This represents justice during
the month in contrast to the full moon (eye of grace).
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After the flood the earth was dry (due to the sun) on the 27th of the month
(Gen. 8:14).
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Sarah was died at age 127 in Hebron (which means to cross over as the army
of Israel would later cross over the Jordan in a horn envelope, dry-shod,
and enter the promised land) (Gen. 23:1-2; Josh. 3:14-17). Rivers look
like horns.
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Death blow of a sword or club (horn judgment) (1 Ki. 16:10, 15)
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Jehoiachin, king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh
day of the month, was released from prison by Evil-merodach king of Babylon
(2 Ki. 25:27).
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In the 27th year Ezekiel prophesied of the destruction of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar
and of a horn that would rise in Israel
(Ezek. 29:17-21). This horn refers to the deliverance of Israel over the
nations of the earth (symbolized by Egypt) at the 2nd Advent and the Millennial
rule of the Lord Jesus Christ, the horn of David (1 Sam. 2:10; Psa. 92:10;
132:17). The horn is the symbol of the anointing of a king, since the king
was anointed with a horn of oil.
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27 = 33 is a horn, the symbol of an Angelic
Power.
28 - Fortress, stronghold
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Jehu reigned over Israel 28 years and destroyed Jezebell and all the worshippers
of Baal (2 Ki. 10:36).
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The curtains in the Tabernacle were 28 cubits long by 4 cubits (Ex. 26:2;
36:9).
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Rehoboam fathered 28 sons and 60 daughters (2 Chron 11:21). He sent his
sons to fortify the land (2 Chron. 11:23).
29 - Victory over Edom (Laws of Establishment Victory)
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Nahor lived 29 years and became father of Terah, who lived 70 year and
became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. (Gen 11:24).
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There were 29 cities in the inheritance of Judah, which was on the Edom
border (Josh. 15:32).
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Amaziah reigned 29 years in Jerusalem. He did good, conquered Edom, but
died the sin unto death and allowed Phallic Reversionism to continue in
the land (2 Ki. 14:2).
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Hezekiah reigned 29 years in Jerusalem. He did good but he compromised
with the world (2 Ki. 18:2).
Therefore, 29 refers to Laws of Establishment victory over Edom, but not
grace-blessing from God. Edom was the land of the descendants of Esau,
the unbeliever hunter of Jacob (the believer). Edomites were very cruel,
e.g. they looted Jerusalem in 586 BC after Nebuchadnezzar conquered it.
Edomites were idolaters.
30 - Priest
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Age of service in the Levitical Priesthood (30 to 50) (Nu. 4:3, 23, 47).
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Adam was 130 years old at the birth of Seth, the believer (Gen. 5:3).
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Joseph was 30 when he became Prime Minister of Egypt (Gen 41:46).
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Jesus Christ was 30 when He began His earthly ministry (Luke 3:23).
31 - Evil King, Archon, Satan's god of war or goddess of love
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There were 31 kings conquered in the conquest of the Promised Land (Josh.
12:24).
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The evil king is a type of Satan, who sits his archon up as ruler
on earth. The spiritual type is the god of war (Baal, Molech, Beelzebub,
etc.) who sits behind a fortress and the goddess of love (Venus, Aphrodite,
Asherah, Ishtar, etc.).
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Spiritual warfare in the church age portrays this king in many ways (2
Cor. 10:4-6). Examples: Man of Lawlessness, the deceiver, the accuser,
the bear, lion, wild animal.
32 - Conspiracy
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The king of Syria with 32 kings attacked Samaria (1 Ki. 20:1, 16).
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Later, the king of Syria commanded the 32 captains of his chariots when
Ahab formed an alliance with Jehoshaphat (Judah) to attack the king of
Syria. Ahab died in battle (1 Ki. 22:31).
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Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, became king of Judah at age 32. He married
the daughter of Ahab and did evil (2 Ki. 8:17).
33 - Purification of the Holy Spirit
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33 days required for a woman's purification following the birth of a male
child (Lev. 12:4). The woman was considered unclean during this time, which
meant stay away, keep away, and don't let her touch anything Holy.
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David ruled 40 years (7 in Hebron and 33 in Jerusalem) (2 Sam 5:5; 1 Ki.
2:11; 1 Chron. 3:4; 1 Chron. 29:27).
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Kohath (priest, son of Levi) lived 133 years (Ex. 6:18).
34 - Division
1. Gen. 11:16 - Eber (which means the region beyond) lived 34 years
and became the father of Peleg, which means division - the earth was divided
(Gen 10:25). Eber lived 430 years after this. This refers to dividing of
languages and scattering of peoples of the earth after the Tower of Babel
fiasco.
Note the reversal of 34 and 43, which is God's designation of the beginning
and end.
2. Bela (which means destruction) was a son of Benjamin and led 22,034
troops (1 Chron. 7:7).
35 - Rest from Enemies
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There was no more war from the 15th to the 35 year of Asa's reign (2 Chron.
15:19).
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Jehoshaphat was 35 when he became king (1 Ki. 22:42; 2 Chron. 20:31). He
reigned 25 years and was a good king.
36 - Ai; shooting yourself in the foot.
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Men of Ai struck down 36 Jews in the initial attack and routed them (Josh.
7:5).
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In the 36th year of Asa's reign, he made a treaty with Syria and bribed
them to attack Israel (2 Chron. 16:1).
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Solomon had 3,600 supervisors over the aliens in Israel (2 Chron. 2:18).
37 - Warrior; mighty warrior; military hero
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There were 37 of distinguished military heroes (medal of honor winners)
on David's staff (2 Sam 23:39).
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"In the 37th year of Joash, king of Judah, Jehoash" became king of Israel"
(2 Ki. 13:10). Joash was a mighty warrior (2 Ki. 13:12).
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Divisions who came to David at Hebron to fight Saul: 3700 from the House
of Aaron (1 Chron 12:27), 37,000 with shield and spear (1 Chron 12:34).
38 - Death in the Wilderness
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38 years required for reversionists of Israel to die in the wilderness
from Kadesh-barnea to the brook Zered (Deut. 2:14).
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Levites 30 years old and over was 38,000 (1 Chron. 23:3).
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Lame man by the pool of Bethesda had been sick for 38 years (John 5:5).
39 - Sin unto Death
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Asa got the foot disease from which he died in the 39th year of his reign
(2 Chron. 16:12). He relied upon physicians rather than the Lord, who is
the only one who can cure the sin unto death. Asa means "physician."
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Shallum began his reign in the 39th year of Uzziah (2 Ki. 15:13). He reigned
1 mo. and was murdered.
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Menahem succeeded Shallum in the same (39th) year (2 Ki. 15:17). He reigned
10 yr. and was murdered.
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Ezekiel was to lie on his side 390 days for the 390 yr. required for Israel
(N. Kingdom) to die the sin unto death (Ezek 4:5, 9).
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Paul five times received 39 lashes (2 Cor 11:24).
40 - Maximum Divine Discipline
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Gen. 7:4 - Noahic flood: It rained 40 days and 40 nights.
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Moses was on the mountain (Mt. Sinai) 40 days and 40 nights (Ex. 24:18)
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Israel wandered in the wilderness 40 years (Num. 32:13).
41 - Happiness
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Rehoboam was 41 when he began to rule; he ruled 17 years and did evil (1
Ki. 14:21; 2 Chron. 12:13). Happiness is here because God gave Rehoboam
two tribes to rule (1 Ki. 11:31-32) and did not cut off the line of David
when He gave ten tribes to Jeroboam, King of Israel.
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Asa reigned 41 years and did right in the sight of the Lord (1 Ki. 15:10;
2 Chron. 16:13). Asa was the first good king of Judah after Solomon even
though he died the sin unto death. Thus, he brought happiness.
42 - Bear, Baal
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42 children killed by bears (2 Ki. 2:24). Note: The god of child sacrifice
is Baal.
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42 portions of the wall restored (Neh. 3).
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42,000 men of Ephraim killed at the Jordan (Judg. 12:6). They counterattacked
Jephthah after he won over Ammon and became king. Jephthah's daughter was
cursed.
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42 sons of Azmaveth (Ezra 2:24; Neh 7:28) - the least household that repopulated
Jerusalem.
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42 relatives of Ahaziah (King of Judah) killed by Jehu (King of Israel)
(2 Ki 10:14).
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Beast from the sea will rule 42 months during the Tribulation (Rev. 13:5).
He had the feet of a bear (Rev. 13:2).
43 - Fulfill; complete
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See Number 34 (Gen. 11:16-17).
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Israel lived in Egypt 430 years to the day (Ex. 12:40-41 cf. Gal. 3:17).
44 - Suffering
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144,000 Jewish evangelists during Tribulation (Rev. 7:4; 14:1, 3).
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44,760 sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and Manasseh who went to war (1 Chron.
5:18)
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144 cubit (248 ft.) high wall around Heavenly Jerusalem (Rev 21:17) - a
city wall is for security to protect from suffering.
45 - Victory over the Stronghold
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Caleb waited 45 years to inherit Hebron, the stronghold (Josh. 14:10).
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The foundation of Solomon's house had 45 pillars (1 Ki. 7:3).
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450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah who confronted Elijah
at Mt. Carmel (1 Ki. 18:19). Elijah killed the prophets of Baal (1 Ki.
18:40).
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The measure of one side of the holy city was 4,500 cubits (Ezek. 48:16,
30-34).
46 - Pregnancy
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Nebuchadnezzar carried away 4600 into captivity (Jer. 52:30).
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46 years required to build the Temple (John 2:20).
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Note: 46 chromosomes in fertilized ovum = 23 male and 23 female.
47 - Peace
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Jacob lived 147 yr. - 17 in Egypt (Gen. 47:28).
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470,000 soldiers in Judah when David sinned and numbered Israel (1 Chron
21:5).
48 - Inheritance of the Levites
Number of cities in the inheritance of the Levites (Num. 35:7; Josh
21:41).
49 - Length of time before 50, i.e. Pentecost or the Church
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49 years before Jubilee - i.e. the completion of the wait before Jubilee
(50) (Lev. 25:8).
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Pentecost (50) is seven sabbaths (49 days) after the Feast of Unleavened
Bread (day after Passover) (Lev. 23:16).
50 - Church
Church began at Pentecost (Acts 2:1).
51 - Arrogance
Total in the camp of Reuben (who was cursed) was 151,450 (Num. 2:16).
52 - Wall
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Wall was completed in 52 days (Neh. 6:15).
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Pekah (meaning opening), son of Remaliah, became king over Israel and did
evil (2 Ki. 15:27).
53 - Large fish; ship.
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153 fish in the net (John 21:11).
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From calculation: Number of weeks Noah was in the Ark - 375 days = 53 weeks.
54 - Redemption
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54,400 in the army of the tribe of Issachar, called a donkey (Gen 49:14-15),
who paid tribute to marauding bands (Num. 1:29; 2:6).
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5400 articles of gold and silver collected for rebuilding the Temple (Ezra
1:11).
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1254 sons of Elam (hidden) returned (Ezra 2:7; Neh 7:12).
55 - Grace Blessing
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There were 550 of Solomon's chief officers over the people who did his
building of cities (1 Ki. 9:23). This was grace blessing in the midst of
suffering: Whereas, Solomon was a cruel labor leader, the building was
prosperity.
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Manasseh (whose name relates to the double blessing) was allowed to reign
55 years even though he did evil (2 Ki. 21:1).
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Total number of men of Israel (Ex. 38:26; Nu. 2:32).
56 - dropping; dripping, e.g. wine dripping from a vat or dung dropping
in the open field.
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Men of Netophah, which means dropping; distillation (Ezra 2:22).
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156 sons of Magbish, which means crystallizing (Ezra 2:30).
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956 sons of Benjamin who returned from Babylon (1 Chron. 9:9). Thus, the
number, 56, refers to the fall of soldiers in the Babylonian Captivity
(1 Chron. 9:1).
57 - Zebulun
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57,400 in the Tribe of Zebulun (related to the sea, Gen. 49:13) (Nu. 1:31;
2:8)
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157,600 in camp of Dan and others on the North side of the Tabernacle (Num.
2:31).
58 - Levite
8,580 numbered men of the Levites (Nu. 4:48).
59 - Simeon; criminality; justice of dividing and scattering
59,300 in the Tribe of Simeon (division) (Nu. 1:23; 2:13). Simeon
means to divide (Hebrew ql^j*, chalaq)
and to scatter (Hebrew JWP, putz) (Gen.
49:7), a combined term for judgment as a rod of iron smashing a clay pot
(Rev. 2:27). Simeon bore the curse of criminality (Gen. 49:5-7).
Simeon means the "offspring of hyena and wolf."6
Simeon was also a post-exilic Jew married to a foreign wife (Ezra 10:31).
60 - Worldly production
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Isaac was 60 when Esau and Jacob were born (Gen. 25:26).
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Solomon's Temple was 60x20x30 cubits (1 Ki. 6:2).
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Rehoboam had 18 wives and 60 concubines he had 28 sons and 60 daughters
(2 Chron. 11:21).
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Solomon had 60 queens and 80 concubines (SOS 6:8).
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Nebuchadnezzar's golden image was 60 x 6 cubits (Dan. 3:1).
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Crop production 30, 60, hundredfold (Mat. 13:8, 23; Mk. 4:8, 20).
61 - Income tax
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61 donkeys in the Lord's levy (Nu. 31:34 cf. 39).
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61,000 gold drachmas given for restoration of the House of God (Ezra 2:69).
62 - The end
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Jared (descent, going down) became the father of Enoch at age 162 (Gen
5:18). Jared lived 962 years (Gen. 5:20). Four generations before the flood
(1-Enoch, 2-Methuselah, 3-Lamech, 4-Noah).
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Age of Darius the Mede, who became king the night Belshazzar was slain
(Dan. 9:25-26).
63 - Outcast
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Number of Gershonites (outcasts) = 2,630 (Nu. 4:40).
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Sons of Senaah (sons of the hated (rejected) woman, bastards) =
3,630 (Ezra 2:35).
64 - Weakness, hirelings, slave labor
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Those numbered with Issachar were 64,300 (Num. 26:23-25 cf. Gen. 49:14-15).
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Number of Dan and Shuhamites 64,400 (Num. 26:42-43).
65 - Inclined Plane Going Down; Reversionism
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Mahalalel became the father of Jared, which means going down, or descent,
at age 65 (Gen. 5:15).
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Enoch became the father of Methuselah at 65 (Gen. 5:21), and human history
was going down to the Flood.
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Enoch lived 365 yr. (300 = judgment + 65) = prophecy of the flood, i.e.
there would be no more (as 365 days ends a year and it is no more).
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Isaiah prophesied the destruction of Ephraim (Israel) within 65 yr. (Isa.
7:8).
66 - Worldliness
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66 persons went down to Egypt (a type of the world) with Jacob (Gen. 46:26).
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66 days required for purification of the woman following birth of a female
child (Lev. 12:5). Failure to be sanctified would constitute a worldly
female.
67 - Giving (of worldly possessions).
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The people contributed 67 priests' garments (Neh. 7:72).
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6720 donkeys returned from Babylon (Ezra 2:67). Probably not relevant but
included for completeness.
68 - Serving in Edom
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Obed-edom kept the ark in his house 3 mo. after Uzza was killed transporting
it to Jerusalem (1 Chron. 13:13-14; 2 Sam 6:10-12). Obed means to serve
and Obed-edom means serving in Edom. Edom was a symbol of the world, out
of fellowship with God.
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Obed-edom with his 68 relatives were appointed gatekeepers for the ark
in Jerusalem (1 Chron. 15:18; 16:38).
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6800 who bore shield and spear from the house of Judah defected to David
at Ziklag (1 Chron. 12:24).
69 - Running the course.
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Methusaleh lived 969 years - oldest person ever (Gen. 5:27).
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690 sons of Judah (and relatives) who returned from Babylon (1 Chron 9:6).
70 - Elder; pastor-teacher
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The seventy elders of Israel were judges and administrators who governed
Israel under the leadership of Moses (Ex 24:1, 9; Num. 11:24-25).
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The seventy Jewish evangelists who were called by the Lord Jesus Christ
and sent to take the gospel to the world (Luke 10:1, 17). By analogy in
the Church Age, these are the leaders of the Church - formerly apostles,
then evangelists and pastor-teachers (Eph. 4:11).
71 - Strait
7100 sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor for war, who came to David
at Ziklag (1 Chron. 12:25). Here David was in a strait - between a rock
and a hard place. Simeon means division but a division can also be
a passage on land or sea between the mountains or rocks. Simeon was
the second tribe listed because Simeon means number two but also because
Simeon symbolized the strait, or passage. The next tribe listed was
Levi with 4600, which is the number for pregnancy. This meant the
army that David needed would be born, and Simeon had provided that passage
to success. The symbolism here is analogous to a sperm (with
23 chromosomes) swimming through a strait (71) to fertilize the ovum (with
23 chromosomes) and cause pregnancy (46 chromosomes).
72 - Gatekeeper; guard; security.
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172 gatekeepers of Jerusalem (Neh. 11:19).
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First two groups who returned to the land from Babylon: the sons of Parosh,
2,172; the sons of Shephatiah, 372 (Ezra 2:3-4; Neh. 7:8-9). The gatekeepers
(similar to police) protect the civilian population during peace just as
the military does during war; so it makes sense that the security force
would be the first deployed.
73 - Freedom
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273 in the first census for whom a ransom had to be paid, i.e. (22,273
Firstborn in Israel) - (22,000 Levites) = 273 (Nu. 3:46).
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973 Priests, sons of Jedaiah, who returned (Ezra 2:36; Neh. 7:39).
74 - Spiritual Freedom
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Spiritual Freedom means freedom from the Cosmic System ruled by Satan.
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74 Levites (priests) who returned, sons of (1) Jeshua (Jehovah is salvation),
(2) Kadmiel (before, in the presence of, God), (3) Hodaviah (Jehovah is
his glory) (Ezra 2:40; Neh. 7:43).
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The concept of Spiritual Freedom in the NT: John 8:32; Gal. 5:1; 2 Cor.
3:17.
75 - Sovereignty
Abram was 75 when he departed from Haran (Gen 12:4). This was God's
sovereign plan.
76 - Skill
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1,760 sons of the priestly family, "very able men" left in Jerusalem after
the Babylonian Captivity (1 Chron. 9:13).
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44,760 sons of Reuben, Gadites, and Manasseh who "were skillful in battle"
(1 Chron 5:18) with bows and swords.
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760 sons of Zaccai (pure) who returned from captivity (Ezra 2:9; Neh. 7:14).
77 - Reverse Process Reversionism
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Reverse Process Reversionism (RPR) means turning away from Right Man/Right
Woman to pursue a paramour. The subject is more complicated than
this brief definition. The individual in this judgment is under strong
attraction to the paramour while strongly rejecting Right Man/Right Woman.
In addition, the Lord avenges anyone who interferes in the judgment.
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Lamech, the first polygamist (RPR) in history, said if Cain were avenged
seven-fold, then Lamech seventy-seven fold (Gen. 4:24).
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77 elders of Succoth whom Gideon thrashed with desert thorns (Judg. 8:14),
which avenged their refusal to give bread to the army of Israel.
78 - Sexual abuse
Ma`akah (also Maacah), which means sexually abused,
fondled, pressured sexually, was the favorite wife out of the 18 wives
and 60 concubines (i.e. 78 total) of Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:21).
79 - No direct reference to 79 in scripture has been found.
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The number 79 may stand for Hardness of the Heart, although this
cannot yet be proven from scripture. When the Philistines captured the
Ark of the Covenant, they were struck with a plague just as Pharaoh of
Egypt of the Exodus generation (1 Sam. 6:4). They hardened their heart
as Pharaoh did (1 Sam. 6:6). Further, 50,070 Jews from Beth-shemesh died
because they had looked into the Ark. In this passage (1 Sam. 6:1-21),
there is hardness of the heart which resulted in a plague (for which the
number would be 9) and arrogance of hardness of the heart leading to death
of Philistines and 50,070 Jews. The arrogance opposed the authority of
national rulership vested in the elders and symbolized by the 70. The passage
obviously contains a 70 and 9, but it would be a violation of our principles
of interpretation to add them.
80 - Strength
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"or if due to strength eighty-years" (Psa 90:10).
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Moses was 80 when he confronted Pharaoh (Ex. 7:7).
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Israel had peace for 80 years following the victory of Ehud over Moab (Jdg.
3:30).
81 - Grace Counterattack.
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The number of days and nights that Elijah was in the wilderness fleeing
from Jezebel en route to Mt. Horeb after his grace victory on Mt. Carmel
(1 Kings 19:4, 8)
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81 = 34 where 3 is for the Justice of the Holy Spirit.
Three raised to the 4th power represents a Throne
Angel; Satan as a Throne Angel counterattacks grace; 27 = 33
is a horn, the symbol of an Angelic Power.
82 - Breakpoint; break with the past.
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Methusaleh lived 782 years after becoming the father of Lamech (Gen 5:26).
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Lamech lived 182 years and became the father of Noah (Gen 5:28).
83 - Levitical Priest; High Priest
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Aaron was 83 when he and Moses stood before Pharaoh (Ex. 7:7). Aaron was
the first Levitical Priest.
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8300 Koathites (8600 is a misprint) (Num. 3:28).
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From history, there have been 83 High Priests in Israel.
84 - Weakness of the Congregation and later the Church.
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Age of Anna at the time of Christ's birth and Offering of Purification
(Luke 2:37).
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284 Levites in the Holy City (Neh. 11:18).
85 - Eye (Spy)
Josh. 14:10 - Caleb was 85 years old when he received the inheritance
he had spied out 45 years earlier; 1 Sam 22:18 - Doeg spied on David when
he fled from Saul.
86 - Legalistic Persecution; Son of the Bondwoman
Gen. 16:16 - Age of Abraham when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.
87 - Donkey, Mule - transportation system
1 Chron. 7:5 - 87,000 relatives of Issachar, who was a donkey (Gen.
49:14)
88 - Blessing
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1 Chron. 25:7 - number in the orchestra of David (288).
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Neh. 7:26 - number of noblemen of Bethlehem and Netophah (188) returning
from Babylonian captivity.
89 - Without Divine Authority; Authority Counterattack
Nehemiah 7:39-41; Ezra 2:36-39 - total number of priests who returned
from captivity was 4,289. These priests were without divine authority
in that there was no Ark of the Covenant, no Shekinah Glory, and the Urim
and Thummim were no longer functional. Nehehmiah 7:7-72 - total number
who returned from captivity 31,089.
90 - Election, new order
Gen 17:17 - Sarah was 90 when Isaac was born and the Jewish race began
91 - Emergency; coup de grace
Gen. 5:14 - Kenan lived 910 years. He was the father of Mahalalel,
the son who represented a downward incline in history.
92 - Servant; son of a slave, homeborn slave
Ezra 2:58; Neh. 7:60 - 392 sons of Solomon's servants
93 - Guilt
Gen. 5:5 - Adam lived 930 years (through whom the guilt of sin entered
the human race); 1 Chron 26:8-13 - number of heads of the 4,000 gatekeepers.
94 - Footstool
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94 is the end of the sequence of 49, which is the number of days in the
7 weeks of the sacred period after the Passover before Pentecost (Deut.
16:9-10). Pentecost was the celebration of the termination of the
harvest after the latter grain had been cut and gathered but not yet threshed.
The sickle cutting the standing grain represented the Fifth Cycle of Discipline
after which the surviving captives were taken to the footstool of the victorious
king.
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94 represents a paradigm shift after a category (7) of categories (7),
or 49. The Passover was a type of the Cross, which was followed by
the new paradigm of Resurrection and the Church.
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Nimrod (Evil King), dr)m+n!
= 294 = 42 X 7 = a category of Baal. He was the first conquering
king. Thus, directly or indirectly, he made his enemies a footstool.
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Symbolized by a double rainbow. Judgment of the footstool is criminal
judgment following military judgment. Thus, it is the end of the
second judgment.
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Atomic number of Plutonium.
95 - Hero
Ezra 2:20 - 95 sons of Gibbar, which means hero; Gen 5:30 - Lamech
lived 595 years after he became the father of Noah.
96 - Spoils of Victory; Benjamin
Jer. 52:23 - 96 exposed pomegranates on the capitols of the pillars
of Solomon's Temple which were being taken away as spoils to Babylon. Note
also: Gen. 49:27 - Benjamin was the ravenous wolf that ate the spoils of
victory.
97 - Reduction in Force (RIF)
Judges 7:3 compared with 7:6: 10,000 - 300 = 9700 (Reduction
in Force of Gideon's army)
98 - Ichabod (the Glory of the LORD has departed)
1 Sam. 4:15 - Eli was 98 when the Ark of the Lord was captured by the
Philistines, and the Shekinah Glory no longer dwelt in Israel; Ezra 2:16,
Neh. 7:21 - 98 sons of Ater of Hezekiah, where Ater = bound, shut up and
Hezekiah = the might of Jehovah: thus "the might of Jehovah is bound (or
shut up)."
99 - The Challenger (almost but not quite)
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Matt. 18:12, Luke 15:4 - Parable of the 99 sheep and one lost.
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Abraham was 99 (Rom. 4:19) when Sarah was pregnant with Isaac.
100 - Maximum Divine Good Production
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Isaac reaped a hundredfold (Gen 26:12).
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Maximum production (Matt. 13:8; Mark 4:8).
111 - No scripture reference found.
By deduction, the witness of truth.
200 - Double Portion
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Double portion (Deut. 21:17)
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200 female goats (Gen 32:14).
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200 pomegranates around the capitals of the 2 pillars of Solomon's Temple
(1 Ki. 7:20).
222 - Strong negative; cursing; rejection.
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1,222 sons of Azgad (meaning strong invader) returned from Babylon (Ezra
2:12).
300 - Judgment
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Noah's Ark was 300 cubits long (Gen. 6:15).
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Gideon's army numbered 300 (Judg. 7:6-8).
333 - No scripture reference found.
Based upon deduction, the number refers to the purification of the
Holy Spirit in a mighty way, e.g. a hurricane.
400 - Weak production
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400 virgins taken by the Benjamites at Shiloh (Judg. 21:12).
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Wall of Jerusalem torn down from Gate of Ephraim to Corner Gate 400 cubits
(2 Ki. 14:13).
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Israel would be enslaved in Egypt 400 years (Gen. 15:13) - actually 430
years (Ex. 12:40-41).
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400 men came to David at the Cave of Adullam (1 Sam. 22:1-2).
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400 pomegranates in Solomon's Temple (1 Ki. 7:42).
444 - No scripture reference found.
By deduction the number would refer to maximum weakness, e.g. 2 Cor.
12:9.
500 - Grace Production
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Jews under Mordecai killed 500 of their enemies in Susa (Ester 9:6).
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New Temple for Millennium was 500 reeds (6 cubits) square (Ezek. 42:15-20).
555 - No scripture reference.
By deduction, opposition of giants.
600 - Production of Man
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Noah was 600 years old when the flood started (Gen. 7:6).
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Pharaoh chased Israel at the Exodus with 600 chariots (Ex. 14:7).
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"Shamgar the son of Anath, ... struck down six hundred Philistines with
an ox goad; and he also saved Israel" (Judg. 3:31).
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600 men, sons of Dan (Judg. 18:16).
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600 men with Saul (1 Sam. 13:15; 14:2).
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Head of Goliath's spear weighed 600 shekels (1 Sam. 17:7).
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David had 600 men (1 Sam. 23:13).
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David bought the threshing floor of Onan for 600 shekels of gold (1 Chron.
21:25).
666 - Monetary Reversionism (Love of Money)
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"Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents
of gold," (2 Chron. 9:13).
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666 sons of Adonikam (meaning my lord has risen) who returned from Babylon
(Ezra 2:13).
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The number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number
is six hundred and sixty-six (Rev. 13:17-18). The mark was required to
do business.
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Romulus - founder of Roman Empire, i.e. Rumiith (Hebrew) = 200 + 6 + 40
+ 10 + 10 + 400 = 666
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Lateinos (Greek) = Latin man, man of Latium (a city from which the Romans
derived their origin). Lateinos = 30+1+300+5+10+50+70+200 = 666.
700 - Choice Production
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700 choice men (Judg. 20:15, 16).
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700 charioteers that David killed (2 Sam. 10:18).
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Solomon had 700 wives (1 Ki. 11:3).
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700 men who drew swords (2 Ki. 3:26).
777 - Tangent; fly off never to return.
Lamech, father of Noah, lived 777 years (Gen. 5:31).
800 - Production of New Birth
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Adam lived 800 years after the birth of Seth, who was born again (Gen.
5:4).
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Jared lived 800 years after the birth of Enoch (Gen. 5:19).
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Adino the Eznite, war hero of David, killed eight hundred one time (2 Sam.
23:8).
888 - Jesus (Greek)
Iesous (Greek) = 10+8+200+70+400+200 = 888.
900 - Production of Divine Cursing (like the Plagues of Egypt)
Canaanites who oppressed Israel had 900 iron chariots (Judg. 4:3, 13).
1000 - A large number (e.g. a myriad); a number for God's riches or blessing.
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A thousand pieces of silver (Genesis 20:16)
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"The cattle on a thousand hills" (Psalm 50:10)
2000 - Crossing the Jordan (Joshua 3:4; Num. 35:5)
References
1. E. A. Pollard, Southern History of the War (The Fairfax Press),
pp. 60-61.
2. Deleted.
3. Larry Wood, "Marriage
Culture, Seed of Society - Root of Behavior," January 12, 1997.
4. Deleted.
5. Larry Wood, "God
of the Covenants," 1996.
6. Francis Brown. The New Brown-Driver-Briggs-Gesenius Hebrew
and English Lexicon, (Lafayette, Indiana 47902: Associated Publishers
and Authors, Inc.), 1978. Page 1035.
Larry Wood, 1997 - Last Revised: April 21, 2007.
Author: Larry Wood
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