Number 6
:- Let's look at some significant uses of the number "6" in the Bible.
1.The Earth and all things were created in 6 days (Gen 1:31-2:2)(Ex 20:11)(Ex 31:17)
2.Man was created on the 6th day (Gen 1:26,31).
3.God flooded the whole world when Noah was six hundred years old (Gen 7:6,11).
4.Abraham interceded on behalf of the people of Sodom 6 times (Gen 18:16-33).
5.Leah had 6 sons (Gen 30:19-20)(Gen 35:23).
6.The Israelites were to gather Manna for 6 days (Ex 16:5,22,29).
7.The 6th Commandment is "thou shalt not murder" (Ex 20:13)(Deut 5:17).
8.A Hebrew slave was only to work 6 years and then be released (Ex 21:2)(Deut 15:12.18)(Jer 34:14).
9.God commanded the Israelites to give their land a Sabbath rest after 6 years of farming it (Ex 23:10-11)(Lev 25:1-7).
10.The glory of the Lord covered Mt. Sinai for 6 days (Ex 24:16).
11.The gold lampstand in the Tabernacle (which signified Jesus) had 6 branches coming out of it (Ex 25:32-35)(Ex 37:17-21).
12.Two onyx stones, each with 6 names of the sons of Israel were put on the ephod of the High Priest (Ex 28:9-12).
13.There were 6 "cities of refuge" in the land of the Levites (Num 35:6,13,15).
14.Jephthah judged Israel 6 years (Judg 12:7).
15.Goliath's height was 6 cubits and a span (1 Sam 17:4).
16.When the Ark was being brought to Jerusalem, after the Levites took 6 steps, David sacrificed sheep and oxen (2 Sam 6:13).
17.There was a giant that had 6 fingers on each hand and 6 toes on each foot (2 Sam 21:20).
18.Solomon's throne had 6 steps (1 Kin 10:19)(2 Chr 9:18).
19.Joab remained in Edom 6 months until he had killed every male (1 Kin 11:16).
20.Evil Queen Athaliah's reign was 6 years (2 Kin 11:3)(2 Chr 22:12).
21.Boaz gave Ruth 6 ephahs of barley (Ruth 3:15,17).
22.The Seraphim angels have 6 wings (Isa 6:2)(Rev 4:8 ?).
23.After 6 days, Jesus took Peter, James, and John up the mountain for the Transfiguration (Mt 17:1)(Mk 9:2).
24.In the 6th month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce she would give birth to Jesus (Lk 1:26:36).
25.In Jesus' first miracle, He changed 6 waterpots into wine (Jn 2:6-10).
26.Mary anointed Jesus' feet 6 days before Passover (Jn 12:1-3).
27.At about the 6th hour, Pilate said to the Jews, "Behold your king" (Jn 19:14).
28.When Peter received his vision from God opening the door to the Gentiles, it was the 6th hour (Acts 10:9).
29.The number of the Antichrist (or beast) is 666 (Rev 13:17-18).
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