Scripture contains a vast amount of symbolism, and numbers symbolism is no exception. From numbers such as three all the way up to the infamous number of the devil, many numbers in the Bible contain a deeper meaning.What Are the Meaning of Numbers in the Bible?In Hebraic culture, in both the Old and New Testament, certain numbers can hearken back to major occurrences throughout Israel’s history. For instance, if someone were to hear the number “seven” they may think back to Genesis 1, or the Creation story, as God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh.In this article, we’ll dive into specific numbers and their symbolic meaning in the Bible. We’ll also address the problem of looking too deeply into symbolism. Christians can, at times, venture to extremes and miss the big picture of a passage when they scrutinize each number to determine a deeper meaning.We also should note that this article cannot dive into every number that contains symbolism in the Bible, as that would take an extraordinary amount of space to cover, and entire commentaries and books have been written on the subject.This article will explore the biblical symbolism of numbers three, seven, 12, and 666.Photo Credit: ©GettyImages/kevron2001