Number of the Beast - References from the book of Revelation

The Greek manuscripts (actually copies of the prototype were written in Greek, although others argue the originals were written in Hebrew) do not literally render the phrase as six-six-six (three Greek words for six in a row -- εξ εξ εξ) but as χξϛ´ (it is 666 in Greek numerical form) or sometimes six hundred sixty-six (Greek: ἑξακόσιοι ἑξήκοντα ἕξ): The Greek text of Codex Alexandrinus of the New Testament reads: Ὧδε ἡ σοφία ἐστίν· ὁ ἔχων νοῦν ψ ...

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The Greek manuscripts (actually copies of the prototype were written in Greek, although others argue the originals were written in Hebrew) do not literally render the phrase as six-six-six (three Greek words for six in a row -- εξ εξ εξ) but as χξϛ´ (it is 666 in Greek numerical form) or sometimes six hundred sixty-six (Greek: ἑξακόσιοι ἑξήκοντα ἕξ): The Greek text of Codex Alexandrinus of the New Testament reads: Ὧδε ἡ σοφία ἐστίν· ὁ ἔχων νοῦν ψ ...

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The Number of the Beast is mentioned in the Book of Revelation of the Christian New Testament and has long been accepted to be 666. In some interpretations of Christian eschatology the "Beast" is believed to refer to an Antichrist. The number 666 has many mathematical properties, some more interesting than others. Number of the Beast - References from the book of Revelation. Mark of the Beast Revelation 13:17 states: "... no one may buy or sell exc ...

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Number of the Beast - Avoiding the number. The number 666 retains a peculiar significance in the culture and psychology of Western societies. Just as many people try to avoid the "unlucky" number 13 (a fear of which is called "triskaidekaphobia"), so people find ways to avoid the "Devil's number", even in contexts that would seem on first sight to be far removed from superstition. The fear ...

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Number of the Beast - Avoiding the number. The number 666 retains a peculiar significance in the culture and psychology of Western societies. Just as many people try to avoid the "unlucky" number 13 (a fear of which is called "triskaidekaphobia"), so people find ways to avoid the "Devil's number", even in contexts that would seem on first sight to be far removed from superstition. The fear ...

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The number 666 is also seen in the Old Testament book of II Chronicles; verse 9:13 reads (KJV) and in its parallel (1Ki 10:14): Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold.... The number is also in the genealogy (Ezr 2:13, see also Neh 7:18): The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six. ...

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While most manuscripts of the Bible read six-hundred-sixty-six or 666 for the Number of the Beast in Revelation 13:18, some early manuscripts contain 616 instead. Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (5th century) and Papyrus 115 (3rd or 4th century). Irenaeus knew about the reading 616, but according to Metzger, Bruce M. (1971). A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament, New York: United Bible Societies. ISBN 3-438-06010-8., p. 751, Irenaeus "says that 666 'is found in all ...

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The number 666 is also seen in the Old Testament book of II Chronicles; verse 9:13 reads (KJV) and in its parallel (1Ki 10:14): Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold.... The number is also in the genealogy (Ezr 2:13, see also Neh 7:18): The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six. ...

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While most manuscripts of the Bible read six-hundred-sixty-six or 666 for the Number of the Beast in Revelation 13:18, some early manuscripts contain 616 instead. Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (5th century) and Papyrus 115 (3rd or 4th century). Irenaeus knew about the reading 616, but according to Metzger, Bruce M. (1971). A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament, New York: United Bible Societies. ISBN 3-438-06010-8., p. 751, Irenaeus "says that 666 'is found in all ...

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