How the Hebrew text of 1 Kings 7:23 encodes Pi to four decimal digits
1 Kings 7:23 spells the word for line two ways in the same verse. Their gematria ratio corrects the circumference to 3.1415094.
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All Bible study articles in reverse chronological order. Hebrew, Greek, and mathematical analysis of Scripture.
Euler's number e encoded in the first verse of John's Gospel
The same formula that produces Pi from Genesis 1:1 in Hebrew produces Euler's number e from John 1:1 in Greek.
Pi encoded in the first verse of the Bible
A formula using the letter count, word count, and gematria values of Genesis 1:1 in Hebrew produces Pi to four decimal places.
Psalm 82 and the divine council that governs the nations
Psalm 82 describes God judging divine beings who rule nations unjustly. The Hebrew elohim refers to real spiritual entities, not idols.
The Deuteronomy 32 worldview and why it matters for the entire Old Testament
Deuteronomy 32:8-9 describes God allotting the nations to divine beings and keeping Israel as his own. The Dead Sea Scrolls confirm the original reading.
The sons of God in Genesis 6 and what the text actually identifies them as
The Hebrew bene elohim in Genesis 6 refers to divine beings in every other OT occurrence. Second Temple literature and the New Testament confirm this reading.
The nachash in Genesis 3 is not a snake
The Hebrew nachash means serpent, shining one, and diviner. The Genesis 3 creature is a luminous divine being.
Age of the earth with years provided by the Bible
Biblical chronology from the Masoretic text totals 3,688 years from Adam to Cyrus, placing creation at 4,227 BC. Ussher's 4,004 BC is over 200 years off.
The hidden message in the names of Genesis 5 and where the claim fails
The ten patriarchs from Adam to Noah encode a sentence in Hebrew, but several translations in the popular version are forced or inaccurate.
Sheol Hades Gehenna and Tartarus are not the same place
Four different words translated as hell in English refer to four distinct locations. The original languages keep them separate.