Numbers – Bible Q

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

Answered by BibleQ . 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, […]

What were the coverings mentioned in Numbers 4:6,8,10-12,14,25 made of?

Answered by BibleQ . August 5, 2015 - 10:10 am

No one really knows. As Gordon Wenham says in his commentary on the book of Numbers:1 As the different translations make plain, it is uncertain what the outer cover was made of. Hebrew taḥas (RSV goatskin) was taken by the early versions to be a colour. But early Jewish scholars suggested that taḥas was the […]

How did all the Israelites, 2-3 million, get through the tabernacle to make their personal sacrifices?

Answered by BibleQ . January 24, 2012 - 5:41 pm 1

The total area of the tabernacle was 100 x 50 cubits (that is roughly 150 x 75 feet or 50 x 25 metres). This area was used to kill the sacrificial animals for the whole population. If you compare this with the size of a modern abattoir that is needed to process even a few […]

Which numbers in the Bible are literal and which aren’t?

Answered by BibleQ . October 2, 2011 - 3:17 am

The only way to tell the difference between literal and figurative is context. For example, when we find something in a historical book, like the book of Kings, then it is likely to be literal. When we find something in a poetic book, like Psalms, then it is likely to be figurative. However, even then […]

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

What were the coverings mentioned in Numbers 4:6,8,10-12,14,25 made of?

How did all the Israelites, 2-3 million, get through the tabernacle to make their personal sacrifices?

Which numbers in the Bible are literal and which aren’t?

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