The First Verse of the Bible is Composed of Exactly 7 Words
Its precise structure reflects a deliberate symmetry framed with mathematical intention.
The number 7 reverberates through the sacred text like a divine echo, its significance emerging in the very first breath of the Bible. In the ancient, poetical cadence of the original Hebrew, Genesis 1:1 unfolds with a deliberate precision—exactly 7 words, each one a building block of creation itself. As if to underscore the sanctity of this mystical number, Genesis 2:1-3 weaves it through the narrative once more, repeating the hallowed "7th day" three times, as though to imprint its essence into the very fabric of existence. This seventh day, the Sabbath, is not merely a conclusion but a crowning achievement, where God rests, and in His rest, elevates the seventh day above all the other six days.
The fourth and middle word of Genesis 1:1 is composed of only two letters in Hebrew, the "Aleph" (א) and the "Tav" (ת) which are respectively, the first and the last letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The mysterious nature of this word is solved by the truth revealed in John 1:1, the fourth Gospel.
7 Is the Most Frequently Mentioned Number in Scripture.
Frequency reveals significance, pointing to patterns of intentional design rather than coincidence.
The number 7 is often the first number that comes to mind when asked for a number that represents perfection, often without considering the possibility that another number could represent an even higher degree of perfection. Beginning with the first 7-day week detailed in the opening verses of Genesis Chapters 1 and 2, and this number is also found over 50 times in the last book of the Bible, the book of Revelation. But the number 7 cannot fully represent the broader cycles of time, such as those found in biblical cycles and prophecy, which require a more comprehensive numerical framework to reveal their full significance. The small size of the number 7 does not encompass the intricate mathematical relationships found in vast cosmic measurements, such as those of the diameters of both the Earth and the Moon, and the distance between them. However, it remains a fundamental component within the ultimate number of perfection.
2520 is Chronological Precision
Both dates of the 20th century are biblically significant days, completing two parallel 2520 360-day year cycles to the precise day. May 14, 1948 pertains to reestablishing Jewish national sovereignty and June 7, 1967 relates to Israeli jurisdiction over the ancient city of Jerusalem.
2520 - In Scripture
- Genesis 1 - The 7-day week is established as a measurement of time to reflect the number 2520.
- Genesis 15 - The Abrahamic Covenant contains a prophetic component that displays the number 2520. "On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram."
- Exodus 31 and Deuteronomy 9 - Both chapters record the "tablets of the covenant" which were "written with the finger of God."
- Numbers 7 - The Dedication of the Altar reveals 2520 as the divine standard. Afterwards, Moses "heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony (covenant)."
- Daniel 5 - The source of the famous idiom, The Handwriting is on the Wall, which prophesied the imminent demise of the Babylonian Kingdom and at a deeper level of meaning reveals the number 2520.
- Isaiah 53 - The clearest and most beautiful picture of God's plan of salvation is found in this chapter, along with the number 2520.
2520 - In Space
- The diameter of the Earth can be determined by multiplying the two key numbers (π and 360) of geometry (earth measure) and adding the circumference of the Moon. Dividing the diameter of the Earth by π, precisely equals 2520 .
- The distance from the Earth to the Moon at its apogee, is calculated by multiplying 2520 x 100.
- The sacred cubit (25.2") is the basic unit of measure for the Tabernacle and the Temple is 1/100th of the number 2520.
2520 - In Time
2520 - In Time
- Two parallel 2520-year biblical cycles were fulfilled to the exact day during the 20th century. The first, with the re-establishment of the modern-day nation of Israel on May 14, 1948 and the second, with the retaking of Jerusalem by during the Six Day War by the IDF on June 7, 1967.
- June 7, 1967 to September 23, 2015 marked a 2520-week cycle that precisely reflects a biblical jubilee cycle. A jubilee cycle always culminates on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) which was September 23, 2015.
- A future 2520-day prophecy remains to be fulfilled by the LORD to the nation of Israel, known as "the time of Jacob's trouble" and the 70th "week" of Daniel.