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The term "twentieth" in the Bible is primarily used in a numerical context, often to denote a specific day of the month or to indicate a sequence in a list. It is a cardinal number that follows the nineteenth and precedes the twenty-first. The use of "twentieth" can be found in various books of the Bible, often in relation to dates and genealogies.

Biblical References:

1. Dates and Events:
· In the context of the Hebrew calendar, the "twentieth" day of a month is mentioned in several instances. For example, in the book of Numbers, the Israelites set out from Kadesh on the "twentieth" day of the second month in the second year after leaving Egypt (Numbers 10:11). This marks a significant moment in their wilderness journey.
· In the book of Ezekiel, the prophet records a vision received on the "twentieth" day of the month (Ezekiel 40:1). This date is significant as it marks the beginning of a detailed vision concerning the future temple.

2. Genealogies and Lists:
· The use of "twentieth" is also seen in genealogical records and lists, where it serves to order individuals or items. For example, in the genealogical records of the tribes of Israel, the "twentieth" position might be noted to maintain the sequence and order of lineage.

3. Symbolic and Theological Significance:
· While the number twenty itself is not heavily laden with symbolic meaning in the Bible, it can be associated with completeness or a period of waiting. For instance, Jacob waited twenty years to be freed from Laban's service (Genesis 31:38-41), and the Ark of the Covenant was in Kiriath-jearim for twenty years before being moved by King David (1 Samuel 7:2).

Cultural and Historical Context:

In ancient Israel, numbers often held cultural and symbolic significance. The use of specific numbers, including the "twentieth," would have been understood within the broader context of Israelite society and religious practice. The precise recording of dates and genealogies reflects the importance of order, heritage, and divine timing in the biblical narrative.

Theological Implications:

From a theological perspective, the mention of specific dates, such as the "twentieth" day, underscores the belief in God's sovereignty over time and history. It reflects the biblical theme that God is actively involved in the unfolding of events and the lives of His people. The detailed recording of dates and events serves to remind believers of God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises throughout history.

Conclusion:

The "twentieth" in the Bible, while primarily a numerical reference, contributes to the broader narrative by marking significant events and maintaining the order of genealogies. It serves as a reminder of the meticulous nature of biblical record-keeping and the theological emphasis on God's control over time and history.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Next in order after the nineteenth; tenth after the tenth; coming after nineteen others; -- the ordinal of twenty.

2. (a.) Consisting, or being, one of twenty equal parts into which anything is divided.

3. (n.) The next in order after the nineteen; one coming after nineteen others.

4. (n.) The quotient of a unit divided by twenty; one of twenty equal parts of one whole.

Strong's Hebrew

1626. gerah -- a gerah (one-twentieth of a shekel)
... 1625, 1626. gerah. 1627 . a gerah (one-twentieth of a shekel). Transliteration:
gerah Phonetic Spelling: (gay-raw') Short Definition: gerahs. ...
/hebrew/1626.htm - 6k

6242. esrim -- twenty
... 2), 3,023* (1), 320* (2), 323* (1), 324* (1), 328* (1), 6,720* (2), 621* (2), 623*
(1), 628* (1), 721* (1), 725* (1), 822* (1), 928* (1), twentieth (9), twenty ...
/hebrew/6242.htm - 6k

Library

Verse the Twentieth
... FIRST PART VERSE THE TWENTIETH. If he does that which ... dwelleth in him. We have
already taken the twentieth verse into consideration. But I ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 2/verse the twentieth.htm

From the Twentieth Chapter.
... from the twentieth chapter. 1-3. "And I saw an angel come down from heaven,
having the key of the abyss, and a chain in his hand. ...
/.../commentary on the apocolypse of the blessed john/from the twentieth chapter.htm

Twentieth Proposition of Arminius
... TWENTIETH PROPOSITION OF ARMINIUS. It does not seem ... creating providence.
ANSWER OF JUNIUS TO THE TWENTIETH PROPOSITION. After the ...
/.../the works of james arminius vol 3/twentieth proposition of arminius.htm

May the Twentieth the Lone Cry in the Big Crowd
... MAY The Twentieth THE LONE CRY IN THE BIG CROWD. MARK x.46-52. Our Lord hears the
cry of need even when it rises from the midst of the tumultuous crowd. ...
/.../jowett/my daily meditation for the circling year/may the twentieth the lone.htm

September the Twentieth the Pathetic Multitude
... SEPTEMBER The Twentieth THE PATHETIC MULTITUDE. MARK viii.1-9. My Lord has
"compassion upon the multitude." And (shall I reverently ...
/.../september the twentieth the pathetic.htm

October the Twentieth the Lord as the Servant
... OCTOBER The Twentieth THE LORD AS THE SERVANT. "Jesus, knowing that the Father
had given all things into His hands, and that He came ...
/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/october the twentieth the lord.htm

April the Twentieth the Joy of the Lover
... APRIL The Twentieth THE JOY OF THE LOVER. ROMANS xii.9-18. Love finds her joy in
seeing others crowned. Envy darkens when she sees the garland given to another. ...
/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/april the twentieth the joy.htm

June the Twentieth the Revealing Presence of the Lord
... JUNE The Twentieth THE REVEALING PRESENCE OF THE LORD. EPHESIANS vi.1-10. A starling
never reveals the richness of its hues until we see it in the sunlight. ...
/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/june the twentieth the revealing.htm

December the Twentieth the Coming of the Lord
... DECEMBER The Twentieth THE COMING OF THE LORD. JOHN i.1-14. My Lord came as "the
word." He came as the expression of the mind of the eternal God. ...
/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/december the twentieth the coming.htm

January the Twentieth the Passing of the Beast
... JANUARY The Twentieth THE PASSING OF THE BEAST. EZEKIEL xxxiv.23-31. When
the Good Shepherd has charge of His flock "the wild beasts ...
/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/january the twentieth the passing.htm

Thesaurus

Twentieth (34 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Twentieth (34 Occurrences). Genesis 8:14 And in the second
month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried. ...
/t/twentieth.htm - 18k

Four-and-twentieth (1 Occurrence)
Four-and-twentieth. Four, Four-and-twentieth. Four-drachma .
Multi-Version Concordance Four-and-twentieth (1 Occurrence). ...
/f/four-and-twentieth.htm - 6k

Three-and-twentieth (1 Occurrence)
Three-and-twentieth. Three, Three-and-twentieth. Three-day .
Multi-Version Concordance Three-and-twentieth (1 Occurrence). ...
/t/three-and-twentieth.htm - 6k

12 (22 Occurrences)
... twelve: (See NIV). 1 Chronicles 25:27 for the twentieth to Eliathah, his
sons and his brothers, twelve: (See NIV). 1 Chronicles 25 ...
/num/12.htm - 10k

Thirtieth (9 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Next in order after the twenty-ninth; the tenth after the twentieth; --
the ordinal of thirty; as, the thirtieth day of the month. ...
/t/thirtieth.htm - 10k

Nineteenth (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Following the eighteenth and preceding the
twentieth; coming after eighteen others. 2. (a.) Constituting ...
/n/nineteenth.htm - 8k

Romamti-ezer (2 Occurrences)
... Elevation of help, one of the sons of Heman, "the king's seer in the words of God,
to lift up the horn." He was head of the "four-and-twentieth" course of ...
/r/romamti-ezer.htm - 7k

Romamtiezer (2 Occurrences)
... Elevation of help, one of the sons of Heman, "the king's seer in the words of God,
to lift up the horn." He was head of the "four-and-twentieth" course of ...
/r/romamtiezer.htm - 7k

Evil-merodach (2 Occurrences)
... 25:27 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of
Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of ...
/e/evil-merodach.htm - 9k

Eliathah (2 Occurrences)
... ELIATHAH. e-li'-a-tha ('eli'-athah, "God has come"): A Hemanite, head of the twentieth
division of the temple musicians (1 Chronicles 25:4, 27). ...
/e/eliathah.htm - 7k

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Twentieth (34 Occurrences)

Genesis 8:14
And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Exodus 12:18
In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Numbers 10:11
It happened in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, that the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle of the testimony.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 15:9
In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Asa to reign over Judah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 12:6
But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

2 Kings 13:1
In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

2 Kings 15:30
Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and struck him, and killed him, and reigned in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 25:27
It happened in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

1 Chronicles 24:16
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 24:17
The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 24:18
The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 25:27
for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 25:28
for the one and twentieth to Hothir, his sons and his brothers, twelve:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 25:29
for the two and twentieth to Giddalti, his sons and his brothers, twelve:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 25:30
for the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons and his brothers, twelve:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 25:31
for the four and twentieth to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his brothers, twelve.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

2 Chronicles 7:10
On the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Ezra 10:9
Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together to Jerusalem within the three days; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month: and all the people sat in the broad place before the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 1:1
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 2:1
It happened in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, that I took up the wine, and gave it to the king. Now I had not been before sad in his presence.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 5:14
Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brothers have not eaten the bread of the governor.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Esther 8:9
Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT

Jeremiah 25:3
From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 52:30
in the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty-five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 52:31
It happened in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Ezekiel 29:17
It came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Ezekiel 40:1
In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was struck, in the same day, the hand of Yahweh was on me, and he brought me there.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Daniel 10:4
In the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Haggai 1:15
In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Haggai 2:1
In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying,
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Haggai 2:10
In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Haggai 2:18
Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the LORD's temple was laid, consider it.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Haggai 2:20
And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Zechariah 1:7
Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Subtopics

Twentieth

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