The number sixty-five appears in the Bible in various contexts, often carrying symbolic or genealogical significance. In biblical numerology, numbers can hold symbolic meanings, and while sixty-five is not as prominent as other numbers like seven or twelve, it still plays a role in the biblical narrative.

Genealogical Significance

One of the primary occurrences of the number sixty-five is found in the genealogical records of the antediluvian patriarchs. In Genesis 5:15, we read about Mahalalel, a descendant of Adam through Seth: "When Mahalalel was sixty-five years old, he became the father of Jared." This passage is part of the genealogical account that traces the lineage from Adam to Noah, highlighting the longevity and the generational continuity of the early patriarchs. The age of sixty-five, in this context, marks a significant life event—the birth of a son who would continue the lineage.

Prophetic Context

The number sixty-five also appears in a prophetic context in the book of Isaiah. In Isaiah 7:8, the prophet Isaiah delivers a message concerning the fate of Ephraim, the northern kingdom of Israel: "For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people." This prophecy was given during the Syro-Ephraimite War, a time of political turmoil and threat to the southern kingdom of Judah. The prophecy foretold the eventual downfall and dispersion of the northern kingdom, emphasizing the sovereignty of God over the nations and His control over historical events.

Symbolic Interpretation

While the number sixty-five does not have a widely recognized symbolic meaning in biblical numerology, its occurrences in Scripture can be seen as part of the broader biblical theme of God's providence and the unfolding of His divine plan through history. In genealogical records, it underscores the continuity of God's covenantal promises through generations. In prophetic literature, it serves as a reminder of God's judgment and the fulfillment of His word.

Conclusion

The number sixty-five, though not as frequently mentioned as other biblical numbers, plays a role in the narrative of Scripture, particularly in genealogical and prophetic contexts. It serves as a marker of significant events and divine intervention in the history of God's people.2568. chamesh -- five
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8346. shishshim -- sixty
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Of the Very Foolish Lie of the Pagans, in Feigning that the ...
... Chapter 54."Of the Very Foolish Lie of the Pagans, in Feigning that the Christian
Religion Was Not to Last Beyond Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Years. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 54 of the very foolish.htm

Early Years
... Burckhardt, Manso, Keim, De Broglie, Wordsworth, etc.) Eutropius and Hieronymus
say he died in his sixty-sixth year, Theophanes says he was sixty-five years old ...
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Concerning the Flood; and after what Manner Noah was Saved in an ...
... Now he, when he had lived three hundred and sixty-five years, departed and went
to God; whence it is that they have not written down his death. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 3 concerning the flood.htm

Doctrines of Saturninus and Basilides.
... descendants; and so on, after the same fashion, they declare that more and more
principalities and angels were formed, and three hundred and sixty-five heavens ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter xxiv doctrines of saturninus and.htm

The Creator of the World Either Produced of Himself the Images of ...
... When he had proclaimed that three hundred and sixty-five heavens were formed through
succession and similitude by one another, and that a manifest proof [of ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter xvi the creator of the.htm

The Canons of the Council in Trullo. (Labbe and Cossart, Concilia ...
... Also we recognize as inspired by the Spirit the pious voices of the one hundred
and sixty-five God-bearing fathers who assembled in this imperial city in the ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/the canons of the council 3.htm

The American Church on the Eve of the Great Awakening --A General ...
... In the first four decades of the century the number of its congregations more than
doubled, rising to a total of sixty-five in New York and New Jersey; and for ...
/.../bacon/a history of american christianity/chapter x the american church.htm

American Board of Foreign Missions.
... Twenty-four thousand copies of the Missionary Herald are now published monthly,
and sixty-five thousand copies of the Day-spring, a monthly paper, are also ...
/.../hayward/the book of religions/american board of foreign missions.htm

Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
... ending April 20, 1842, is one hundred and five thousand two hundred and eighty-one
dollars; expended, one hundred and forty-nine thousand and sixty-five dollars ...
/.../hayward/the book of religions/missions of the methodist episcopal.htm

A Description of the Sea-Coast, Out of Pliny and Strabo.
... For "Arabia (saith he) is bounded sixty-five miles from Pelusium: and the end of
Palestine is one hundred and eighty-nine miles from the confines of Arabia. ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 10 a description of.htm

Sixty-five (5 Occurrences)
Sixty-five. Sixty-eight, Sixty-five. Sixtyfold . Multi-Version
Concordance Sixty-five (5 Occurrences). Genesis 5:15 ...
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Enoch (18 Occurrences)
... His whole life on earth was three hundred and sixty-five years. ... Genesis 5:21 Enoch
lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah. ...
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Sixty (70 Occurrences)
... Genesis 5:15 Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Jared. ... Genesis
5:21 Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah. ...
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65 (2 Occurrences)
... Genesis 5:15 Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Jared. ... Genesis
5:21 Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah. ...
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Begot (119 Occurrences)
... (DBY JPS). Genesis 5:15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared. ...
(DBY JPS). Genesis 5:21 And Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methushelah. ...
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1365 (1 Occurrence)
... Numbers 3:50 from the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, one
thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ...
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Jared (7 Occurrences)
... NIV). Genesis 5:15 Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and became the father
of Jared. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Weighing (39 Occurrences)
... Numbers 3:50 from the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, one
thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ...
/w/weighing.htm - 17k

Enoch's (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Enoch's (1 Occurrence). Genesis 5:23 And all the years
of Enoch's life were three hundred and sixty-five: (BBE). ...
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Ma-hal'alel (6 Occurrences)
... and daughters (See RSV). Genesis 5:15 Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and
became the father of Jared. (See RSV). Genesis 5:16 Mahalalel ...
/m/ma-hal'alel.htm - 7k

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