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Peculiar Pairs
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Noah’s age when the Flood came, and the number of Philistines Shamgar killed with his ox goad
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600 (Genesis 7:6; Judges 3:31)
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Number of days the Flood lasted, and the length in feet (1 cubit=1.5 feet) of the House of the Forest of Lebanon in Solomon’s palace
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150 (Genesis 7:24; 1 Kings 7:2)
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Mystic “number of the beast” in Revelation, and the weight in gold talents acquired by Solomon in one year
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666 (Revelation 13:18; 1 Kings 10:14)
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Number of apostles, and the number of the tribes of Israel
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12 (Matthew 10:2; Genesis 49:28)
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Number of prophets hidden and fed in two caves by Obadiah to protect them from Queen Jezebel, and the weight in pounds (1 hundredweight = 100 pounds) of the hailstones that fell on the people as described in Revelation
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100 (1 Kings 18:4; Revelation 16:21)
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Approximate length in feet of Noah’s Ark, and the number of prophets of Baal assembled at Mount Carmel
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450 (Genesis 6:15; 1 Kings 18:19)
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Number of David’s musicians, and the size of the multitude Jesus fed with seven loaves and a few fishes
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4,000 (1 Chronicles 23:5; Mark 8:5–9)
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Number of men seen walking in Nebuchadnezzar’s fire, and the number of rivers flowing from Eden
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4 (Daniel 3:25; Genesis 2:10)
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Number of Galilean cities King Solomon gave to King Hiram, and the number of pieces of silver for which Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery
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20 (1 Kings 9:11; Genesis 37:28)
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Number of days Jesus was tempted by the Devil in the wilderness, and the number of days and nights Moses was with the Lord on Mount Sinai when receiving the Ten Commandments
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40 (Luke 4:2; Exodus 34:28)
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Number of cities of refuge, and the number of steps leading to Solomon’s throne
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6 (Numbers 35:13; 1 Kings 10:19)
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Prepared by Victor Nash, a freelance quiz writer and BR reader in Falls Church, Virginia.
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