The number of Israelites killed by plague for worshiping Baal of Peor
24,000 (Numbers 25:9)
The number of people taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar when he captured Jerusalem
4,600 (Jeremiah 52:30)
The number of years before Satan is released from prison
1,000 (Revelation 20:7)
The number of Benjaminites who hid in the wilderness for four months to escape the Israelites during the war that followed the rape and death of a concubine at the hands of the Benjaminite men of Gibeah
600 (Judges 20:47)
The number of men consumed by fire for setting themselves up as priests in the rebellion of Korah against Moses
250 (Numbers 16; 26:10)
The number of boys torn apart by bears in punishment for making fun of Elisha’s bald head
42 (2 Kings 2:24)
The number of days Miriam had to “bear her shame” in exile from the camp for speaking out against Moses
7 (Numbers 12:14)
The number of days Egypt remained in “thick darkness” during the ninth plague
3 (Exodus 10:22)
The minimum number of witnesses required to sentence a person to death
2 (Deuteronomy 17:6)
The number of goats sent out into the wilderness on the Day of Atonement bearing the sins of the people
1 (Leviticus 16:21–22)
The number of Israelites killed by plague for worshiping Baal of Peor24,000 (Numbers 25:9)
The number of people taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar when he captured Jerusalem4,600 (Jeremiah 52:30)
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