The Holy Bible depicts many different symbolic meanings. Amongst the various interpretations of the Bible, the numerology within the book holds high significance. Many numbers are repeated throughout the bible and each of them are strategically placed. Numbers are so frequent in scripture that you can find a number in about one in five spiritual verses (Biblestudy.org). The numbers one, three, six, seven, twelve, and forty, are some of the most symbolic in the Old Testament. When reading the Bible, scripture by scripture, numbers often seem to be overlooked and taken literally. One has to study different places in the Bible to realize that numbers are repeated and usually have a meaning other than just their numerical value. Numbers are repeated in
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Deuteronomy 6:4 states that the Lord is one, meaning that people are supposed to worship the one true God and no others. Unity is portrayed through the lives of God and his son Jesus. God’s relationship with Jesus shows that Jesus was man, but he was also God, as well as the Holy Spirit which signifies the number three. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are called the Holy Trinity, meaning three in one. Three represents completeness, but not as much as the significant number seven. Adam had three sons, God brought three years of famine when David was king, and Daniel was always described as praying three times a day. When sacrifices were offered in the dessert by Moses and Aaron, they embarked on a three-day journey according to Exodus. The Ark of the Covenant also demonstrated the significance of the number three. In the ark of the covenant you could find the gold jar of manna, Aron’s staff, and the stone tablets, portraying how these three things completed the Ark of the Covenant. These examples, all from different books in the bible, show how the number three is symbolic representing completeness in each
Deuteronomy 6:4 states that the Lord is one, meaning that people are supposed to worship the one true God and no others. Unity is portrayed through the lives of God and his son Jesus. God’s relationship with Jesus shows that Jesus was man, but he was also God, as well as the Holy Spirit which signifies the number three. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are called the Holy Trinity, meaning three in one. Three represents completeness, but not as much as the significant number seven. Adam had three sons, God brought three years of famine when David was king, and Daniel was always described as praying three times a day. When sacrifices were offered in the dessert by Moses and Aaron, they embarked on a three-day journey according to Exodus. The Ark of the Covenant also demonstrated the significance of the number three. In the ark of the covenant you could find the gold jar of manna, Aron’s staff, and the stone tablets, portraying how these three things completed the Ark of the Covenant. These examples, all from different books in the bible, show how the number three is symbolic representing completeness in each