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Post by Dillon on Sept 19, 2023 5:09:27 GMT -5
Numbers in the Bible <1 min www.namb.net/apologetics/resource/numbers-in-the-bible/Numbers in the BibleSumerians and ancient Babylonians used the sexagesimal system, base 60, which is not unfamiliar to us since we use it every day—our system of timekeeping and navigation uses the sexagesimal system: 60 seconds to one minute, 60 minutes to one hour; 360 degrees to a circle subdivided into 60 minutes/degree and 60 seconds/minute. The ancient Israelites used the decimal system, as did their immediate neighbors in Canaan. Consider the ages of man before the flood| Adam | 930 | 77.5 | - | 130 | 10.8 | | Seth | 912 | 76.0 | - | 105 | 8.8 | | Enos | 905 | 75.4 | - | 90 | 7.5 | | Cainan | 910 | 75.8 | - | 70 | 5.8 | | Mathalaleel | 895 | 71.6 | - | 65 | 5.4 | | Jared | 962 | 80.2 | - | 162 | 13.5 | | Enoch | 365 | 30.4 | - | 65 | 5.4 | | Methuselah | 969 | 80.8 | - | 187 | 15.6 | | Lamech | 777 | 64.8 | - | 182 | 15.2 | | Noah | 950 | 79.2 | - | 502 | 41.8 |
Converting base 60 lifespans to base 10 yeild very realistic modern lifespans. However, this conversion forces Enoch and Mathalaleel to father children before they were 6 years old Which is more humanaly possible - fathering a child at age 6 or living to be 969 years old? The video discribes base 60 as counting to 12 five times on one hand. Both 12 and 24 are sacred numbers wthin scripture. 10 x 12 = 120 the life span limit of man after the flood. 9 x 12 = 108 a sacred number within Hinduism www.himalayanyogainstitute.com/what-is-so-sacred-about-the-number-108/What Is So Sacred About The Number 108?The Fibonacci sequence is one of the most prominent mathematical formulas....It’s been called "nature's secret code," and "nature's universal rule." It is said to govern the dimensions of everything from the Great Pyramid at Giza to the iconic seashell called Nautilus. What is interesting though is that Leonardo Fibonacci (whose real name was Leonardo of Pisa) did not actually discover the sequence. Instead ancient Sanskrit texts that used the Hindu-Arabic numeral system first mention it, and those predate Leonardo of Pisa by centuries. To fully understand the significance of the number 108, it is necessary to understand the numerical science of decimal parity. Using decimal parity we can break numbers down into single digits. Let’s take the following example: the decimal parity equivalent of the number 377 is 3 + 7 + 7 = 17 and 1 + 7 = 8. So the decimal parity equivalent of 377 is 8. The first 24 numbers of the Fibonacci Sequence are: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765, 10946, 17711, 28657. If we apply decimal parity to the Fibonacci sequence -and we add these 24 digits up, we get the number 108. In yoga, the number 108 refers to spiritual completion. 
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Post by Dave on Sept 19, 2023 11:54:42 GMT -5
gospelway.com/topics/bible/number-discrepancies.phpThe Bible is often attacked by critics, especially regarding books of Old Testament history, because of obvious discrepancies between numbers given in some Bible accounts as compared to parallel passages in other accounts. Several such instances could be considered, but we will focus on four that are representative of the group: (1) the number of arms-bearing men in Judah and Israel (cf. 2 Samuel 24:9 to 1 Chronicles 21:5); (2) the number of Syrian charioteers slain by David (cf. 2 Samuel 10:18 to 1 Chronicles 19:18); (3) the number of stalls in Solomon's stables (cf. 1 Kings 4:26 to 2 Chronicles 9:25); (4) the number of baths in the "molten sea" (cf. 1 Kings 7:23,26 to 2 Chronicles 4:5). Enrichment Section E: The Problem of Large Numbers in the ... Church of Jesus Christ - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org › study › manual › e... The Old Testament at various places records numbers which seem impossibly large. It has often been assumed that these figures were simply invented, and are evidence that the Bible is historically unreliable Yep – there is a problem with numbers within scripture1- This always comes up in any discussion about the Bible contradicting itself Anyone who says the Bible NEVER contradicts itself are hold onto a tradition from the past Jews almost rejected the Book of Ezekiel because it disagrees with Isaiah about the method of Temple ritual 2- Yes – things like this are used by non-believers to criticize the Bible Mathew and Luke do not agree as to the birth and early life of Jesus 3- The solution = always the solution – precept upon precept, line upon line Scripture as a whole must validate itself Scripture as a whole presents a message to mankind with is consistent throughout 4 The cause = human error / translation error / language drift Even to me – my 4s sometimes look like 9s and my 9s look like 4s If your British – your 1s look like 7s and your 7s look like 1s As Robert elegantly pointed outBefore 1611 – Hades – to the general public / common knowledge - the Greek word in English meant – the unseen – no more no less In Greek – all the dead are ‘useen’ in hades – the good and the bad After 1611 – Hell – to the Catholics only - from a play called – The Divine Comedy, by Dante, 1605 Complete with a devil with horns and a pointy tail standing in the flames of hell fire 4 The cause = human error / translation error / language drift How can we tell the true message of scripture?
Answer = precept upon precept, line upon line – the bulk of scripture must validate itself
I do not remember the source – but long ago I read something about Scripture is deliberately lengthy to minimize the human effect Scripture is deliberately ambiguous so the seeker looks even deeper[/quote]
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