Biblical Arithmetic Answers
by David Pleacher



1 = True God

2 = how many of each Animal that Noah took on the Ark

3 = Trinity -- the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost

4 = Number of persons in the Fiery Furnace -- Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and the angel of God

5 = Wise Virgins

5 = Number of Husbands of the Woman at the Well

6 = Days that it took God to Create the World

7 = Fish and Loaves of Bread at the Feeding of the 5,000

8 = People in the Ark

8 = Beatitudes

10 = Commandments

12 = Disciples of Jesus

27 = Books of the New Testament

30 = Pieces of Silver

33 = Age of Jesus when he Died

39 = Books of the Old Testament

40 = Days and Nights of the Great Flood

40 = Days of Lent (not counting Sundays)

40 = Days in the Wilderness

50 = Days after Christ's Ressurection until Pentecost

66 = Books of the Bible

153 = Fish in the Net

220 = Number of Sheep and Goats that Jacob gave to Esau

70x7 = Number of Times to Forgive your Brother

666 = the Number of the Beast


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