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Is there any basis to numerology or gematria in the Bible?

Answered by . December 21, 2019 - 1:53 am

Basically the answer to this question is : Yes, for a few very simple Old Testament associations with some numbers – such as 7 for 7 days, and 12 for 12 tribes. No, for most other numbers. And as regards gematria (a rabbinical term) and the assignment of number values to letters in a word, […]