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  2. Biblical numerology - Wikipedia

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    Revelation uses the number twelve to refer to the number of angels (Rev. 21:14), number of stars (12:1), twelve angels at twelve gates each of which have the names of the twelve apostles inscribed (Rev. 21:12), the wall itself being 12 x 12 = 144 cubits in length (Rev. 21:17) and is adorned with twelve jewels, and the tree of life has twelve ...

  3. Day-year principle - Wikipedia

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    The day-year principle was partially employed by Jews [7] as seen in Daniel 9:24–27, Ezekiel 4:4-7 [8] and in the early church. [9] It was first used in Christian exposition in 380 AD by Ticonius, who interpreted the three and a half days of Revelation 11:9 as three and a half years, writing 'three days and a half; that is, three years and six months' ('dies tres et dimidium; id est annos ...

  4. List of bad luck signs - Wikipedia

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    The number 17. Fear of the number 17 is known as heptadecaphobia and is prominent in Italian culture. [6] The number 39. Fear of the number 39 is known as the curse of 39, especially in Afghan culture. [7] The number 43. In Japanese culture, maternity wards numbered 43 are considered taboo, as the word for the number means "stillbirth". [8] The ...

  5. Book of Numbers - Wikipedia

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    MS. Kennicott 3, created in 1299. Shows the beginning of Numbers with its first word illustrated with calligraphy: וידבר ‎ Way-ḏabbêr, "And He spoke…" Most commentators divide Numbers into three sections based on locale (Mount Sinai, Kadesh-Barnea and the plains of Moab), linked by two travel sections; [7] an alternative is to see it as structured around the two generations of ...

  6. Seven trumpets - Wikipedia

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    In the Book of Revelation, seven trumpets are sounded, one at a time, to cue apocalyptic events seen by John of Patmos (Revelation 1:9) in his vision (Revelation 1:1). The seven trumpets are sounded by seven angels and the events that follow are described in detail from Revelation Chapters 8 to 11. However, there are also many other messages ...

  7. List of nations mentioned in the Bible - Wikipedia

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    List of nations mentioned in the Bible. 4 languages. ... (various times, mainly in the Prophets) [19] Greece [20] H. Hittites [1] Hivites [1] I.

  8. Christian symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Christians from the very beginning adorned their catacombs with paintings of Christ, of the saints, of scenes from the Bible and allegorical groups. The catacombs are the cradle of all Christian art. [32] Early Christians accepted the art of their time and used it, as well as a poor and persecuted community could, to express their religious ...

  9. Numerology - Wikipedia

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    The term arithmancy is derived from two Greek words – arithmos (meaning number) and manteia (meaning divination). "Αριθμομαντεία" Arithmancy is thus the study of divination through numbers. [4] Although the word "arithmancy" dates to the 1570s, [5] the word "numerology" is not recorded in English before c. 1907. [6]