Numbers: what biblical numbers mean
Seven, twelve, forty, seventy: Scripture uses numbers with meaning. Turn on Numbers and every number word in the chapter turns orange. Tap one to see what the number carries.
Step 1: Turn on Numbers
Tap Tools ▾ → Numbers. Number words in the text are highlighted in orange.
Step 2: Tap a number
Tap an orange number word, such as seventy in Genesis 46:27. The Biblical Numbers guide opens with the number in Hebrew and Greek, the letter that carries that value, its meaning, and famous examples in Scripture.
Step 3: Look up any number
Use Look up in the guide to read about any number. The Highlighting: On switch turns the orange off.
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