Names of God

The Names of God

In his book "Coincidences in the Bible and in Biblical Hebrew", Professor Haim Shore postulates on the names of God in the Torah. Noting the precise use of the names Elohim and YHWH in the Torah, Professor Shore explains that these are not merely names of God, but names for His leadership of the world. He goes on to differentiate the aspects of God ascribed to each name:

Elohim (אלהים): Force, Creative force.
YHWH (יהוה): Grace, Morality, Justice, Righteousness.

In the Zohar, Elohim represents the force which sustains all below. [Bereshith 15a].

That these are different aspects of the One God is evident from a reading of Exo 6:2, when God (Elohim) spoke to Moses and said: "I am the LORD (YHWH)".

יהוה is the four letter name (Tetragrammaton)

the gematria value of יהוה אחד ("one LORD") is 39

the first four verses of the Bible consist of 39 Hebrew letters

Professor Shore expounds his views in this insightful interview with Avi ben Mordechai from Torah on Location:

The first occurrence of YHWH appears in Gen 2:4, after 35 prior mentions of the Creator God, Elohim. English translations generally translate Elohim as "God", YHWH as "LORD" and YHWH Elohim as "LORD God". The precise usage of the different names of God within the first four chapters of Genesis is summarized in the following Table:

As you can follow from the above Table, Professor Shore's assertion is that, prompted by the serpent, Adam and Eve aspired to be like Elohim whilst at the same time discarding the moral obligations of the covenant with YHWH. The man of the earth aspiring to heaven. In the Zohar, Ha-aretz (the earth) designates an Elohim corresponding to the higher form, to bring forth fruit and produce. [Bereshith 15b]

God (Elohim) made man (Adam) from the dust of the ground (Adamah) in Gen 2:7, which has a gematria value of 2,999.

2 x 999 = 1998, the gematria value of "In the beginning, God created the heaven" from Gen 1:1

The first occurrence of 2999 in pi concludes a sequence of repdigits, along with their common divisor: 3.1415 ... 777 37 222 999 ...

777 + 222 + 999 = 1998, the gematria value of "In the beginning, God created the heaven" from Gen 1:1

Tower of Babel

The names of God in the first four chapters of Genesis, together with their respective gematria values, are Elohim (86), YHWH (26) and YHWH Elohim (112). These values are summed together in the next Table:

The failure of men to turn to YHWH and reject our iniquities was spoken of in the Book of Daniel, in the very verse with a gematria value of 5854.

"As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth." Dan 9:13
כאשר כתוב בתורת משה את כל הרעה הזאת באה עלינו ולא חלינו את פני יהוה אלהינו לשוב מעוננו ולהשכיל באמתך
   463          401          222      338        102      26    140 401 104     37    166    8       413     280     50 401 345    1008    428      521 = 5854

5854 is also the isopsephia value of a verse in Luke's Gospel, in which Jesus asked what is the kingdom of God like?

"Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?" Luk 13:18
        ελεγε δε τινι ομοια εστιν η βασιλεια του θεου και τινι ομοιωσω αυτην
                 48    9     370         191        565        8         259             770       484       31     370      1990             759    =    5854

A prime example of man's rejection of YHWH's covenant, and desire instead to be like gods (Elohim), is told in the story of the Tower of Babel in the Book of Genesis (an episode which effectively ended the Noahic Covenant). When they said "build us a city" and "make us a name", the Hebrew word "us" (לנו) has a gematria value of 86 (Elohim).

"And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth." Gen 11:4
     ויאמרו הבה נבנה לנו עיר ומגדל וראשו בשמים ונעשה לנו שם פן נפוץ על פני כל הארץ
       296    50 140 100 226   130 340   86      431       392        513 83    280   86    107 12    263   =   3535

Dan 9:13 is Bible verse # 22,002
Luk 13:18 is Bible verse # 25,537
25,537 - 22,002 = 3,535 (the gematria of Gen 11:4)

In Gen 11:5-9, it was YHWH and not Elohim who came down, confounded their language and scattered them abroad. The name was called Babel: because YHWH did confound the language of all the earth.

the gematria value of Babel (בבל) is 34
the first occurrence of 34 within the decimal digits of pi begins from position 86 (Elohim)

The tower of Babel is depicted in the Bible Code, using an Equidistant Letter Skip of 1850 (50 x 37) beginning with the 12,853rd Hebrew letter in the Torah. The result of which is a tower of alephs reaching up to the top (rosh) in Gen 11:4!

the Babel Tower ELS begins at 12,853
the first occurrence of 12853 in pi begins at position 252,359
252 + 359 = 611
the gematria value of Torah (תורה) is 611

A tower of ten alephs beginning from letter 12,853 in the Torah and ending with letter 29,503, at an ELS of 1850.

the tower of alephs has an ELS of 1850
the first occurrence of 1850 in e is followed by the four digits 1118 (the gematria value of the Shema, Deu 6:4)

The tenth and final aleph of this 1850 ELS (the base of the tower of alephs) is the 29,503rd Hebrew letter in the Torah.

the first occurrence of 29503 in pi begins at position 39,202
39 x 202 = 7878
the first occurrence of 7878 in pi carries a message to us all

9476905868 5778 7872 0982901352

There has been much written within these pages and elsewhere about the significance of the year 5778 on the Hebrew calendar (2017-2018), whilst 7872 is the gematria value of the verse in which Moses instructed the elders of Israel how to apply the blood of the Passover lamb.

"And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning." Exo 12:22
    ולקחתם אגדת אזוב וטבלתם בדם אשר בסף והגעתם אל המשקוף ואל שתי המזוזת מן הדם אשר בסף ואתם לא תצאו איש מפתח ביתו עד בקר
     302 74 418 528 311 497 31 447 142 501 49 90 465 710 37    531    31 524   142 501 46   487     16    408    584 = 7872

Of course it was YHWH who passed through to smite the Egyptians, and YHWH who passed over the doors marked with blood (Exo 12:23). Could it be that the next pass over will be in 5778? This time, the blood of the lamb will be the blood of Jesus, as we read in John's Gospel:

"The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." John 1:29

Exo 12:22 is the 1,839th verse in the Bible, which is the gematria value of the great prophecy of Messiah the Prophet, as declared by Moses in the Book of Deuteronomy:

"The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;" Deu 18:15
                 נביא מקרבך מאחיך כמני יקים לך יהוה אלהיך אליו תשמעון
                                   866           47          66        26      50    160      120       79            362        63    =    1839

This was the prophecy referred to by the apostles Philip (in the Gospel of John), and Peter (in the Book of Acts, during his second sermon on the fulfillment of the covenants):

"Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." John 1:45

"For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you." Acts 3:22

A Grain of Mustard Seed

When Jesus asked (Luke 13:18, see above) what is the kingdom of God like, and where he resembled it, he answered his own question in the next verse:

"It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it." Luke 13:19
ομοια εστι κοκκωι σιναπεως ον λαβων ανθρωπος εβαλεν εις κηπον εαυτου και ηυξησε και
191 515 940 1346 120 883 1310 93 215 228 1776 31 681 31
εγενετο εις δενδρον μεγα και τα πετεινα του ουρανου κατεσκηνωσεν εν τοις κλαδοις αυτου
438 215 283 49 31 301 451 770 1091 1659 55 580 335 1171 = 15189

the isopsephia value of Luke 13:19 is 15,189
beginning from position 15,189 in pi are the four digits 4111

Continuing on the arboreal theme, the budding of Aaron's rod in the Torah is seen as a type of the resurrection of Christ. The verse relating to this miracle has a gematria value of 4111.

"And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds." Num 17:8
ויהי ממחרת ויבא משה אל אהל העדות והנה פרח מטה אהרן לבית לוי ויצא פרח ויצץ ציץ ויגמל שקדים
454 89 190 196 288 107 46 442 256 54 288 66 485 36 31 345 19 688 31 = 4111

the gematria of "Aaron" (אהרן) is 256
the words "Jesus" and "Christ" appear together in 256 Bible verses (KJV)
the words "bud" and "budded" (פרח) each have a gematria value of 288
the totient of 888 (Jesus) = 288

Luke 13:19 is verse #25,538 in the Bible
Num 17:8 is verse #4,253 in the Bible
25,543 - 4,253 = 21,285

The first occurrence of 21285 in pi is surrounded by an extraordinary sequence of nine 9's. The chances of a random occurrence of nine 9's is 1 in a billion.

Following the sequence of 9's are the four digits 3996. The gematria value of Israel (ישראל) is 541, which is the 100th prime and 10th star number. 3996 envelops Israel to create the 28th star.

3996 envelops the Israel star to form the 28th star. 541 + 3996 = 4537

The Israel Star is 37 rows deep and has a perimeter count of 108
3996 = 37 x 108
the 28th star number (541 + 3996) = 4537
the first occurrence of 4537 in pi is followed by the three digits 234

This first occurrence of 21285 in pi begins at position 19,441. This number leads to a further arboreal reference from the Bible: the cursing of the barren fig tree that has long been a mystery. In this story, Jesus came upon a fig tree before the time of ripening. When he found nothing but leaves, Jesus cursed the fig tree, which subsequently withered and died. Who, without the gematria, could interpret this episode?

the first occurrence of 21285 in pi begins at position 19,441 in pi
the Hebrew word truth (אמת) has a gematria value of 441
19 x 441 = 8379

Byzantine icon of the cursing of the fig tree.

"And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it." Mar 11:14
και αποκριθεις ο ιησους ειπεν αυτηι μηκετι εκ σου εις τον αιωνα μηδεις καρπον φαγοι και ηκουον οι μαθηται αυτου
31 505 70 888 150 719 383 25 670 215 420 862 267 321 584 31 618 80 369 1171 = 8379

The LORD is One

YHWH (יהוה) is also known as the Tetragrammaton (four letters). The first occurrence of a tetrad of 86's (Elohim) within the decimal digits of pi proves to be quite revealing:

the prime factorization of 22,968,485 is 5 · 103² · 433
5 + 103 + 433 = 541 (Israel)

Overlapping both sides of this tetrad of 86's (Elohim) are two numbers fundamental to Judaism and the concept of monotheism.

76711575 1118 686868 613 93572197

beginning from position 1118 in e are the two digits 26 (YHWH)
beginning from position 613 in pi are the two digits 26 (YHWH)

1118 is the gematria value of Judaism's principle statement of faith, the Shema (Hear, O Israel)
613 is the number of commandments in the Torah
the intermediate numbers (6+8+6+8+6+8) sum to 42 (more on the forty-two letter Name of God later)

                      "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:" Deu 6:4
                                         שמע ישראל יהוה אלהינו יהוה אחד
                                            13     26       102      26      541      410 = 1118

Amos the prophet asked a pertinent question:

                         "Can two walk together, except they be agreed?" Amos 3:3
                                                הילכו שנים יחדו בלתי אם נועדו
                                                  136    41   442    28     400      71 = 1118

One of the scribes asked: "Which is the greatest commandment of all?"

"And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:" Mark 12:29

This prayer, Judaism's daily declaration of faith, is known as the Shema, after the first word "Hear" (שמע), which has a gematria value of 410.

the first occurrence of 410 within the decimal digits of pi is followed by the four digits 2701
2701 is the gematria value of Gen 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth".

The connection between the Bible's first verse and the Shema is evoked in the first four Greek words of the First Book of John:

                                                            "That which was from the beginning..." 1 John 1:1
                                                                                 ο ην απ αρχης
                                                                                        70 58    81      909   =   1118

Reflections of God

The gematria of the Bible's two definitive creation verses are each the product of reflective numbers.

Gen 1:1 "In the beginning..." has a gematria value of 2701 = 37 x 73
John 1:1 "In the beginning..." has a gematria value of 3627 = 39 x 93

Strangely, this reflective pattern is also found in the appearances of 26 (YHWH) within the decimal digits of e. To set the scene, the first occurrence of 26 in e is followed by it's reflection, 62.

As befitting the Tetragrammaton, the next examples of reflectivity are to be found at the 4th, 8th and 12th occurrences of 26 in e. At the 4th occurrence, 26 begins at position 316, and is overlapped by it's reflection 613 (commandments in the Torah). Position 316 in e reads 26 either forwards or backwards.

The 8th occurrence of 26 in e begins from position 1118 (Shema) and is preceded by it's reflection, 62.

The 12th occurrence of 26 in e is also preceded by it's reflection, 62 which overlaps the preceding occurrence of 26.

Between the first and second occurrences of 26 within the decimal digits of pi are 13 intermediate digits.

the intermediate digits number 13, the gematria value of "one" (אחד) from the Shema
the sum of the intermediate digits (5+3+5+8+9+7+9+3+2+3+8+4+6) = 72 (names of God in the Shemhamphorasch)
"one LORD" (יהוה אחד) from the Shema has a gematria value of 39
the first occurrence of 72 in e begins from position 39

Just as John 1:1 has a gematria value of 39 x 93, the first occurrence of 39 in pi is followed by 93.

The John 1:1 trapezoid, which forms a base for the Gen 1:1 triangle, is 39 rows deep. The combination of Gen 1:1 and John 1:1 is 112 rows deep.

Gen 1:1 and John 1:1 combine to form the 112th triangle
there are 613 commandments in the Torah
"in the Torah" (בתורה) has a gematria value of 613
613 is the 112th Prime Number
the gematria value of LORD God (יהוה אלהים) is 112
the word "Jesus" appears in 935 Bible verses (KJV)
the first occurrence of 935 in pi is followed by the three digits 112

With over 1 billion followers, Islam is a monotheistic religion based on revelations received by the Prophet Muhammad. It also has a declaration of monotheism, which occurs in the 112th Sura in the Qu'ran:

"Say He is Allah, the One." Sura 112:1, The Qu'ran
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

1118 (Shema) x 613 (commandments in the Torah) = 685,334
the first occurrence of 685334 in pi is followed by 333
the perimeter count of the 112th triangle (Gen 1:1 and John 1:1) = 333

Israel (ישראל) is the 100th Prime Number and the 10th star number
100 x 10 = 1,000
1,000 + 112 = 1112

The first occurrence of 541 in pi begins from position 1112. The next four digits, stretching out to position 1118, are 5069. Aaron's rod, which blossomed and bore fruit (see above), was the instrument for the first three of the ten plagues of Egypt (blood, frogs and lice). The verse describing these three plagues has a gematria value of 5069.

"And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone." Exo 7:19
   ויאמר יהוה אל משה אמר אל אהרן קח מטך ונטה ידך על מימי מצרים על נהרתם על יאריהם
                    266      100    695 100    380     100 100 34    70       69 108    256   31   241    345   31    26        257
                ועל אגמיהם ועל כל מקוה מימיהם ויהיו דם והיה דם בכל ארץ מצרים ובעצים ובאבנים
                          111            218       380      291    52   44    26     44    37    145    151   50 106     99         106    =    5069

The Forty-Two Letter Name

"And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." Gen 1:2

In the Soncino Zohar, Bereshith 30a reads:

"AND THE EARTH WAS VOID AND WITHOUT FORM. This describes the original state - as it were, the dregs of ink clinging to the point of the pen - in which there was no subsistence, until the world was graven with forty-two letters, all of which are the ornamentation of the Holy Name."

The phrase "without form and void" (תהו ובהו), pronounced tohu v'bohu, has a gematria value of 430 which is the number of years between the covenant with Abraham (2018 on the Hebrew calendar) and the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai in 2448. Abram was 99 years old when the LORD appeared to him:

"And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect." Gen 17:1

The phrase "the LORD appeared to Abram" (וירא יהוה אל אברם) has an ordinal gematria value of 112. After his name was changed from Abram to Abraham, the Abrahamic Covenant was confirmed and made everlasting:

"And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee." Gen 17:7

The Torah was given in 2448, and the first appearance of 2448 in pi encapsulates the Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenants. 2448 is preceded by 430 (covenant with Abraham - giving of the Torah) surrounded by 99's (the age of Abraham when the LORD appeared to him).

When the LORD appeared to Abraham, he said "I am the Almighty God" (אל שדי) pronounced El Shaddai, which has a gematria value of 345. Moses (משה) also has a gematria value of 345. From the burning bush, God (Elohim) said to Moses "I AM THAT I AM" (אהיה אשר אהיה) which has a gematria of 543 (the reflection of 345).

"And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you." Exo 3:14
ויאמר אלהים אל משה אהיה אשר אהיה ויאמר כה תאמר לבני ישראל אהיה שלחני אליכם
101 398 21 541 92 641 25 257 21 501 21 345 31 86 257 = 3338

345 + 543 = 888, the isopsephia value of Ιησους ("Jesus")
Moses was born in the year 2368 on the Hebrew calendar, the isopsephia value of Ιησους Χριστος ("Jesus Christ")
3338 - 1118 (Shema) = 2220, the isopsephia value of Ιωαννης βαπτιστης ("John the Baptist")
the first occurrence of 2220 (John the Baptist) in pi is followed by 888 (Jesus)

"I AM" (אהיה) has a gematria value of 21, so the two mentions have a value of 42
Exo 3:14 give 3 x 14 = 42

There were 430 years between the covenant with Abraham and the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai.

430 = 86 (Elohim) x 5

Beginning from position 8686868686 (5 x 86's) are the three digits 541 (Israel)

Following 541 (Israel) are the four digits 1627, the gematria value of another verse relating the appearance of the LORD:

"And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle." Deu 31:15
וירא יהוה באהל בעמוד ענן ויעמד עמוד הענן על פתח האהל
41 488 100 175 120 130 170 122 38 26 217 = 1627

This verse has forty-two Hebrew letters. There is definitely a correlation between the mathematical constant pi and the gematria in the Bible. Consider that circles are perfectly round:

the word "round" appears in 296 Bible verses (KJV)
296 is the gematria value of הארץ ("the earth")
the 296th Hebrew word in the Bible is ארץ ("earth") from Gen 1:24

The Akedah (Binding of Isaac)

The total gematria value of the Names of God within the first four chapters of the Book of Genesis sum to 5,854 (see chart at top of this page). The number four is of paramount importance considering the true Name of God: The Tetragrammaton (YHWH). The first occurrence of 5854 within the decimal digits of e is remarkable for the fact it is surrounded on each side by the same three digit number: 366. There is only one chance in a thousand of this phenomenon occurring randomly, which invites further investigation.

The 366th Hebrew word in the Bible is השמים (HaShamayim), translated as "the air" or "the sky" in Gen 1:28, and as "the heaven(s)" in Gen 1:1. HaShamayim is the fifth Hebrew word in the Bible, and the fifth occurrence of 366 in e is that which precedes 5854. The first occurrence of 366 in e is centered on position 541 (Israel).

the gematria value of השמים (HaShamayim) is 395
the first occurrence of 395 in pi begins from position 532
the 532nd Hebrew word in the Bible is גן (garden) referring to the garden in Eden

"And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed." Gen 2:8
ויטע יהוה אלהים גן בעדן מקדם וישם שם את האדם אשר יצר

the gematria value of garden in Eden (גן בעדן) is 53 + 126 = 179
the 179th Hebrew word in the Bible is השמים (HaShamayim) translated as "the heaven" in Gen 1:15

The word "heaven" appears in 550 Bible verses (KJV), and the 550th verse in the Bible is one of the most puzzling. In this verse, God (Elohim) did tempt Abraham:

"And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of." Gen 22:2

Abraham subsequently proceeded to fulfill this heart rending command, until an angel of the LORD (YHWH) reversed the directive:

"And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me." Gen 22:12

This moment was captured in "Sacrifice of Isaac" by Rembrandt, about whose paintings Rabbi Kook (later Chief Rabbi of Israel) commented “…the light in his pictures is the very light that was originally created by God Almighty.” (Jewish Chronicle of London, Sept. 13, 1935)

When God created the lights in the firmament of the heaven, He said "let them be for signs..." (Gen 1:14). In this verse signs (לאתת) is the 172nd Hebrew word in the Bible, which is the sum of the ages of the protagonists.

the Akedah (Binding of Isaac) occurred in 2084 on the Hebrew calendar
Abraham (born in 1948) was 136 years of age
Isaac (born in 2048) was 36 years of age
136 + 36 = 172

Sacrifice of Isaac by Rembrandt van Rijn (1635).

The first occurrence of 172 in e is preceded by a rearrangement of the same three digits, 721.

The 721st Hebrew word in the Bible is לקח ("taken") in Gen 2:22, which reflects 22:2.

"And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man."
ויבן יהוה אלהים את הצלע אשר לקח מן האדם לאשה ויבאה אל האדם

the word לקח ("taken") is Strong's Number H3947 which is translated in 909 verses (KJV)
Adam (אדם) from whom the rib was taken, has a gematria value of 45
the 45th verse featuring H3947 is Gen 22:2 ("And he said, take now thy son, thine only son Isaac...")

I Know That My Redeemer Liveth

The word "heaven" appears in 550 Bible verses (KJV), and God tempted Abraham in the 550th Bible verse, which has a gematria value of 5321:

"And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of." Gen 22:2
ויאמר קח נא את בנך את יחידך אשר אהבת את יצחק ולך לך אל ארץ המריה והעלהו שם לעלה על אחד ההרים אשר אמר אליך
61 241 501 260 13 100 135 340 122 260 291 31 50 56 208 401 408 501 52 401 72 401 51 108 257 = 5321

The first occurrence of 5321 appears early within the decimal digits of pi, following the extraordinary dual appearances of the four digits 5778.

The surface temperature of the Sun (the greater light) is 5778° K, and the second occurrence of 5321 in pi begins from position 1500, which is the isopsephia value of φως (light) in the original Greek (Strong's Number G5457).

the word "light" appears in 235 Bible verses (KJV)
the 235th Hebrew word in the Bible is חיה ("life") in Gen 1:20

In Gen 1:20, "life" is spelled חיה and has a gematria value of 23. In Gen 1:1, when darkness was upon the face of the deep, the spirit of God moved upon the waters. In this verse, "spirit" (ורוח) is the 16th Hebrew word in the Bible

the first occurrence of 23 in pi begins from position 16
the first occurrence of 23 in e begins from position 16

Whilst life (חיה) in Gen 1:20 has a gematria of 23, it is usually spelled חי (Strong's H2416), which has a gematria value of 18.

the two occurrences of 5778 preceding the first occurrence of 5321 in pi (see above), are separated by the two digits 18
5778 = the golden ratio raised to the power of 18
5778 is the 18th Lucas Number

The 18th occurrence of 5778185778 within the decimal digits of pi begins from position 197,690,316,484.

... 89991280502357781857780536897197 ...
^ «-- 197,690,316,484th digit

197 + 690 + 316 + 484 = 1687
"In the beginning..." (ראשית) from Gen 1:1 has a gematria value of 913
"In the beginning..." (εν αρχηι) from John 1:1 has an isopsephia value of 774
913 + 774 = 1687

The 86th (Elohim) star number is 43861. The first occurrence of 43861 in pi is followed by the four digits 1687:

The first occurrence of 18 (life) in pi is followed by the four digits 6117, which is the gematria of the most significant "life" verse in the Bible:

"I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:" Deu 30:19
העידתי בכם היום את השמים ואת הארץ החיים והמות נתתי לפניך הברכה והקללה ובחרת בחיים למען תחיה אתה וזרעך
303 406 423 190 70 616 176 232 190 860 457 73 296 407 395 401 61 62 499 = 6117

The first occurrence of 18 in pi begins from position 424, which is the gematria value of Messiah ben (son of) David (משיח בן דוד). The first occurrence of 424 in pi is followed by the first occurrence of 541 (Israel).

In the Book of Revelation, Jesus sent his angel to testify these things:

"I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star." Rev 22:16
                   εγω ιησους επεμψα τον αγγελον μου μαρτυρησαι υμιν ταυτα επι ταις εκκλησιαις
                           808     888         831 420     162    510          1160 500   1002    95    511        504
          εγω ειμι η ριζα και το γενος του δαβιδ ο αστηρ ο λαμπρος και ορθρινος
                                           808 65 8 118 31 370 328    770    21   70    609 70    521      31       609 = 11,820

this verse has an isopsephia value of 11,820
the first occurrence of 11820 in pi begins from position 114,518
114 + 518 = 632
the first occurrence of 11820 in pi is followed by 632
the first occurrence of 5778 in pi begins from position 632

In the Book of Revelation, John was carried away in the spirit by one of the seven angels. From a high mountain, he was shown the holy Jerusalem descending from heaven (Rev 21:9-10). John described her light in highly evocative terms:

"Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;" Rev 21:11

Strong's H2416 (חי) meaning life, is translated 501 times in the Bible (KJV)
the word jasper (ιασπις) has an isopsephia value of 501 (G2393)
the word "Jesus" appears in 935 Bible verses (KJV)
the first occurrence of 935 in pi is preceded by the first occurrence of 501

The angel measured the wall (built of jasper) and it was an hundred, and forty and four cubits (Rev 21:17-18) .

the wall of the New Jerusalem is 144 cubits
Strong's H2416 is translated as "life" 144 times in the Bible (KJV)

"For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day." Luke 17:24

In this verse, lighteneth (αστραπτουσα) has an isopsephia value of 1653
the second occurrence of 5321 in pi is followed by the four digits 1653

Sharing a gematria value of 1500 with light (φως) is a verse from the Book of Job:

"For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:" Job 19:25
ואני ידעתי גאלי חי ואחרון על עפר יקום
156 350 100 271 18 44 494 67 = 1500

in this verse, "liveth" (חי) has a gematria value of 18
the word "redeemer" appears in 18 Bible verses (KJV)
Job 19:25 is the 13,323rd verse in the Bible
the totient of 13323 is 8880

The first occurrence of 13323 in pi is followed by the four digits 1666, which is the isopsephia value of τετρακισχιλιοι (Strong's Number G5070), meaning "four thousand". Significantly, the Jewish population of Israel has just passed the 6 million mark, which is equal to the gematria of Job 19:25 multiplied by four thousand.

Anni Mirabiles

The term Annus Mirabilis, meaning "Miraculous Year" was first coined by John Dryden in his poem describing the events that beset England in the year 1666, including the Great Fire of London and the also the Great Plague. The University of Cambridge was closed due to the outbreak of Plague, which afforded 23 year old Isaac Newton sufficient time to work on his theories in calculus, optics, motion and gravitation; culminating in his universal laws of gravitation. The year 1666 is therefore considered Newton's Annus Mirabilis.

Star numbers are of the form 6n (n-1) + 1. The 10th star number, for example, is 541, which is the gematria value of ישראל ("Israel"). The 11th star number (661) is the gematria value of אסתר ("Esther"), whose name means "star".

541 (decimal) = 661 (base 9)

The "Star of Esther" cocoons the "Star of Israel"

Purim celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from the wicked Haman in the days of Queen Esther of Persia. Purim (Strongs H6332) is after the name of Pur (פור) which has a gematria value of 286. The first occurrence of 286 in pi begins from position 73:

In Hebrew, the word כוכב (star) has a gematria value of 48. The first occurrence of 48 in pi is followed by the three digits 253:

the 7th star number = 253
the numerical value of ιησους ("Jesus") = 888
the 888th star number = 4,725,937
4 + 725 + 937 = 1666
4 + 7 + 2 + 5 + 9 + 3 + 7 = 37 (the 3rd star number)
the term "four thousand" appears in 37 Bible verses (KJV)

The Greek word τετρακισχιλιοι meaning "four thousand" (Strongs G5070) has a numerical value of 1666.

Four thousand (τετρακισχιλιοι) years after Isaac Newton's Miracle Year, physicist Albert Einstein had an Annus Mirabilis of his own. At 26 years of age, Einstein published four papers in the year 1905. The last of these was on the subject of mass-energy equivalence (("Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?") in which he developed an argument for his most famous equation E = mc².

Newton's Annus Mirabilis occurred in 1665-1666 on the Gregorian calendar
1666 + 4000 (τετρακισχιλιοι) = 5666
Einstein's Annus Mirabilis occurred in 1905, or 5665-5666 on the Hebrew calendar

Einstein's 'Miracle Year' was 239 years after Newton's. The first occurrence of 239 in pi begins from position 1688:

the numerical value of κυριος Ιησους ("Lord Jesus") = 1688

The first occurrence of 1688 in pi is followed by the four digits 9573:

"And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him." John 1:32
και εμαρτυρησεν ιωαννης λεγων οτι τεθεαμαι το πνευμα καταβαινον ωσει περιστεραν εξ ουρανου και εμεινεν επ αυτον
31 1209 1119 888 380 371 370 506 505 1015 851 65 1091 31 165 85 821 = 9573

The Baptism of Christ by Andrea del Verrocchio (1472-1475). Verrocchio was assisted by his young pupil Leonardo da Vinci. At the time of completion, Leonardo was 23 years old, the same age as Isaac Newton during his Annus Mirabilis. Beginning from position 23 in pi are the three digits 433 (the 9th star number).

The prime factors of 9573 are 3 and 3191. The last verse of the Tanakh (Mal 4:6) has a gematria value of 3191, which is the 452nd prime number. The first occurrence of 452 in pi begins from position 611:

the gematria value of Torah (תורה) is 611

Professor Raymond Flood lectures on Newton and Einstein.

O Mensch, Gib Acht!

When God said "Abraham:" (Gen 22:1), and the angel of the LORD said "Abraham, Abraham:" (Gen 22:11, Abraham responded similarly when he said, "here I am", and then "Here am I", each translated from the original Hebrew הנני (hineni).

The "Here I am" from Abraham recalls the "I AM" from God in Exo 3:14.

"Here I am" (הנני) from Abraham has a gematria value of 115
"I AM" (אהיה) from God has a gematria value of 21
115 + 21 = 136: the age of Abraham at the time of the Akedah (the binding of Isaac)

The Jews took up stones to cast at him, when Jesus said "Before Abraham was, I am" (John 8:56-59). The 115th star number is 78661. The first occurrence of 78661 in pi is preceded by the three digits 888:

the numerical value of ιησους ("Jesus") = 888
the term "Lord Jesus" appears in 115 Bible verses (KJV)

"Lord Jesus" (κυριος Ιησους) has a numerical value of 1688.The first occurrence of 1688 in pi is followed by the four digits

In the original Greek, "I am" (εγω ειμι) has an isopsephia value of 873. The first occurrence of 873 (Jesus: "I am") in pi appears before the three digits 115 (Abraham: "Here I am").

the first occurrence of 873 in pi begins from position 918
the first occurrence of 115 in pi begins from position 921
918 + 921 = 1839 (the gematria value of Moses' great Messianic Prophecy) see Acts 3:20-23

"The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;" Deu 18:15
נביא מקרבך מאחיך כמני יקים לך יהוה אלהיך אליו תשמעון
866 47 66 26 50 160 120 79 362 63 = 1839

"For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you." Acts 3:22

This verse from the Book of Acts has an isopsephia value of 18359 and is verse number 27019 in the Bible. These two numbers encode the gematria values of both Deu 18:15 (1839) and Gen 1:1 (2701). The superfluous digits (5 and 9) multiply to 45, the gematria value of mankind (אדם). The roundelay from Nietzchke's Thus Spake Zaruhustra: "O Mensch, Gib Acht" seems most appropriate.

O Mensch! Gib acht!
Was spricht die tiefe Mitternacht?
»Ich schlief, ich schlief,
Aus tiefem Traum bin ich erwacht:
Die Welt ist tief,
Und tiefer als der Tag gedacht.
Tief ist ihr Weh,
Lust—tiefer noch als Herzeleid:
Weh spricht: Vergeh!
Doch alle Lust will Ewigkeit,
—will tiefe, tiefe Ewigkeit!«

Oh mankind, pray!
What does deep midnight have to say?
"From sleep, from sleep,
From deepest dream I made my way:
The world is deep,
And deeper than the grasp of day.
Deep is its pain,
Joy—deeper still than misery:
Pain says: Refrain!
Yet all joy wants eternity
—Wants deep, wants deep eternity."

Sebald Heyden's passion hymn, O Mensch bewein dein Sünde Groß (O Man, Lament Thy Grievous Sin) was published in 1525 and later used as the final chorus of Part 1 of J. S. Bach's St Matthew Passion (BWV 402).

the isopsephia value of Ιησους ("Jesus") is 888

The 888th Hebrew word in the Bible is the last word of Genesis 3:9. When the LORD God called unto Adam (אדם), this last word is translated as "Where art thou?", and is spelled איכה. This Hebrew word also means "lamentation" (see the first word in the Book of Lamentations).

Original German

O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß,
darum[6] Christus seins Vaters Schoß
äußert’ und kam auf Erden;
von einer Jungfrau rein und zart
für uns er hier geboren ward,
er wollt der Mittler werden.
Den Toten er das Leben gab
und tat dabei all Krankheit ab,]
bis sich die Zeit herdrange,]
dass er für uns geopfert würd,
trüg unsrer Sünden schwere Bürd
wohl an dem Kreuze lange.

English Translation

O mankind, mourn your great sins,
for which Christ left His Father's bosom
and came to earth;
from a virgin pure and tender
He was born here for us,
He wished to become our Intercessor,
He gave life to the dead
and laid aside all sickness
until the time approached
that He would be offered for us,
bearing the heavy burden of our sins
indeed for a long time on the Cross.

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