1st
1st-born
1st-fruit
2
Exodus 27:1, Hosea 6:2, Matthew 8:16, Matthew 13:55–56, Mark: Structure, Mark 1:32, Luke 24:13, John 19:26–27, Hebrews 1:4
2nd Isaiah
3
3 is traditionally the number of God (cf. the Trinity to Christians, or past present and future to Jews)
Genesis 12:1–3, Exodus 7, Exodus 19:16, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 9, Jonah 1:17, Hosea 6:2, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 16:21, Mark 5:37, Mark 9:2, Mark 9:4, Mark 9:5, Mark 14:33, Luke 24:13, John 1:14, 1 John 5:3
3 months
3rd
Hosea 6:2, Matthew 16:21, 1 Corinthians 15:4
3½ years
4
4 is traditionally the number of the created universe; it is also the number of the seasons
Psalm 48:2, Daniel 4:25, Matthew 13:55–56, Mark 14:23, Luke 2:25, Luke 22:17, John 19:26–27
5-stage method
Introduction: Reading the Bible
6
6 is traditionally the number of evil and falling short, being near but never reaching the perfection of 7
6 days
6 months (or 6th month)
Luke 1:26, Luke 1:56, John 1:30
7
7 is traditionally the number of completeness and perfection
Leviticus 25:1–7, Psalm 90:4, Daniel, Daniel 9:24, Daniel 9:25–26, Matthew 18:21–22, Mark: Structure, Luke 17:4, John, John 7:37, Acts 2:1, Acts 12:10, Revelation 11:2, Appendix 2 Baptism
7 days
10
Exodus 20:2–17, Matthew 18:23–35, Acts 2:1
10 Commandments
Exodus 20:2–17, Exodus 34:11–26, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:38, 1 Timothy 1:9, Hebrews 12:4–6
10th
Genesis 14:18–20, Genesis 28:20–22
12
Joshua 3:12–13, Psalm 122:5, Matthew 19:28, Matthew 10:2 ("the Twelve"), Mark: Structure, Mark 3:14 ("the Twelve"), Mark 6:52, Luke 2:49, Luke 6:13 ("the Twelve"), Acts 1:13–26 ("the Twelve"), Acts 2:9, Acts 8:1, Revelation 4:3–4, Revelation 12:1, Revelation 21:14
13
Genesis 21:15–16, Genesis 22:12, Exodus 28:38, Matthew 27:29, Mark 15:17, John 10:1–10, John 19:2
14 years
2 Corinthians 12:2, Galatians 2:1
18
20
24
24 years
30
Exodus 21:32, Zechariah 11:13, Matthew 26:15
40
40 days
Genesis 8:6, Exodus 24:18, Deuteronomy 8:2, Matthew, Matthew 4:1–11
40 years
Exodus 16:35, Deuteronomy 8:2, Matthew, Matthew 4:1–11, Appendix 2 Priest
42 generations
42 months
Psalm 90:4, Daniel 9:24, Matthew 1:17, Revelation 11:2–3
50
70
Exodus 24:1f, Daniel, Daniel 9:25–26, Psalm 131, Jeremiah 29:10, Matthew 18:22, Mark 9:2, Luke 10:1, Acts 2, Acts 2:9
80
100
Hundred
Anderson p225 says a "hundred" was a military platoon rather than exactly 100 men.
153
400 years
430 years
490 years
500 years
616
666
666 is the number of "the beast", comprising imperfection indicated by 6's trying to achieve the 3 of God
Exodus 28:38, 1 Kings 10:14, Revelation 13:16–18
1,000
Psalm 90:4, Matthew 18:23–35, 2 Peter 3:8, Revelation 7:2–8, Revelation 20:1–3, Revelation 20:4–10
Thousand
Matthew 14:14–21, Matthew 15:32–38, Mark 6:35–44, Mark 8:1–9, Luke 9:12–17, John 6:1–14, Revelation 7:2–4; Anderson p225 says a "thousand" was a military unit rather than exactly 1,000 men. The same applies to a Roman Cohort[3].
1260 days
Revelation Content, Revelation 11:2, Revelation 12:4–6
2,000
Numbers 35:5: the number of steps in a Sabbath Day's Journey
4,000
2 Kings 4:44, Psalm 145:15, Matthew 14:14–21, Matthew 15:32–38, Mark: Structure, Mark 6:35–44, Mark 8:1–9, Luke 9:12–17, John 6:1–14
5,000
2 Kings 4:44, Psalm 23, Psalm 145:15, Matthew 6:25f, Matthew 14:14–21, Matthew 15:32–38, Mark: Structure, Mark 8:1–9, Luke 9:12–17, John, John 6:1–14
8,000 to 9,000
10,000
was the largest number that could be named in ancient near East, so it can be taken to mean the biggest number imaginable, rather than a precise measure [2].
Matthew 18:23–35, Revelation 5:11
144,000
Revelation 7:2-4, Revelation 14:1–5, Revelation 14:6–11
603550 men
Exodus 1:12 and my calculations in Exodus.xlsx
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