AN EXAMPLE OF THE USE OF NUMBERS IN ST. MATTHEW’S GOSPEL According to tradition, the Apostle Matthew was a Levitical priest who was also called Levi [Matthew 9:9; 10:3; Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27, 29]. If so, the Apostle Matthew was intimately aware of the symbolic link between letters and numbers. In his Gospel, Matthew manipulated … Click Here to Read more
Continuation of Biblical Numerology from Part 1 – Number Eight forward EIGHT: sh’moneh in Hebrew, from the root shah’meyn “to make fat” or “to cover with fat” which means to super-abound. The first of a new series: there are seven days in a week; the 8th day is the beginning of a new series of … Click Here to Read more
The Significance of Numbers in Scripture This Study comes from Agape Bible Study and authored by Michal Hunt. Permission is given to re post and distribute according to Agape Bible Study Permissions Guidelines In sacred Scripture numbers usually have more significance than their quantitative indicators. More often than not even when a number is used … Click Here to Read more