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616 (six hundred [and] sixteen) is the natural number following 615 and preceding 617. While 666 is called the " number of the beast " in most manuscripts of Revelation 13:18 , [ 1 ] a fragment of the papyrus 115 gives the number as 616.
Papyrus 115 (which is the oldest preserved manuscript of the Revelation as of 2017), as well as other ancient sources like Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus, give the number of the beast as χιϛ or χιϲ, transliterable in Arabic numerals as 616 (χιϛ), not 666; [2] [3] critical editions of the Greek text, such as the Novum Testamentum Graece ...
The Number of the Beast is cited as 616 in some early biblical manuscripts, the earliest known instance being in Papyrus 115. [17] [18] Other occurrences.
Papyrus 115 (which is the oldest preserved manuscript of the Revelation as of 2017), as well as other ancient sources like Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus, give the number of the beast as χιϛ or χιϲ (transliterable in Arabic numerals as "616") (χιϛ), not 666; [15] [16] critical editions of the Greek text, such as the Novum Testamentum Graece ...
An interesting element of 𝔓 115 is that it gives the number of the beast in Revelation 13:18 as 616 (chi, iota, stigma (ΧΙϚ)), rather than the majority reading of 666 (chi, xi, stigma (ΧΞϚ)), as does Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus.
Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666. [ 19 ] The reference that "the number of the beast" is the same as "the number of a person" leads to many interpretations, because the Greek or Hebrew letters also functioned as numbers, so it was possible to "add up the numerical ...
ISBN. 0-450-04736-9. OCLC. 21020774. Followed by. The Cat Who Walks Through Walls. The Number of the Beast is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, published in 1980. Excerpts from the novel were serialized in the magazine Omni (October–November 1979).
Released: 26 April 1982. The Number of the Beast is the third studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 22 March 1982 in the US by Harvest and Capitol Records, [1] and on 29 March 1982 in the UK by EMI Records. [2] The album was their first to feature vocalist Bruce Dickinson and their last with drummer Clive Burr.