“Then Midianite traders passed by so the brothers pulled Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver.“Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem.” ~2 Chronicles 26:3.“Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.” ~ Genesis 14:4.“After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them Two and Two before His face into every city and place, whither He Himself would come.” ~ Luke 10:1.“Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.” ~ Numbers 35:30.

Some of the many instances of numbers that carry spiritual or symbolic significance are mentioned below: Thus, only an expert in Biblical numbers will be able to decipher the true meaning of the numbers in a specific context. The number 13, in this case may stand for Judas, the 13th apostle who betrayed Jesus. For example, the number 13 is mentioned many times in the Bible, each time signifying a different event, for example, it is the number of years Solomon took to build his palace (1 Kings 7:1).Similarly, it could even denote Jesus and his 12 disciples. One can denote many meanings to these numbers according to the event or verse in the Bible. They are thought to carry great spiritual meaning. Few References of Numbers in the BibleĪs you can see, there are many numbers mentioned in the Bible. The number of man is 6 as man was created on the 6th day and man labors 6 days only. The north, south, east and west are the 4 seasons, all meaning creation. The spiritual meaning of number 4 is creation. It consist of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The number 3 signifies divine perfection, The Trinity. It is called God’s number, as only He is the perfect one and complete. The number 7 signifies completion or perfection, as seen in Genesis 7:2 – 4, Revelation 1:20. The number 40 may signify the 40 days Jesus Christ was in desert and the 40 years Israelite wandered in the desert. Each figure is associated with some spiritual meaning of numbers like the most used numbers are 7 and 40. The study of numbers in the Bible is called Biblical numerology. Weakness of man Manifestation of sin Satanĭivine completeness from the Father Fruit of the spirit God’s goodness Grace Pentateuch (first five books)

5 7 12 meaning numerology