Forty

Remarkable coincidences in the number
DAYS
Of rain, at the time of the floodGen 7:17
Of flood, before sending forth the ravenGen 8:6
For embalmingGen 50:3
Of fasting
By MosesExo 24:18 Exo 34:28 Deu 9:9 Deu 9:25
By Elijah1Ki 19:8
By spies in the land of promiseNum 13:25
Of probation, given to the NinevitesJon 3:4
By JesusMat 4:2
Christ's stay after the resurrectionAct 1:3
SymbolicalEzk 4:6
YEARS
Wanderings of the Israelites in the wildernessExo 16:35 Num 14:34
Peace in IsraelJdg 3:11 Jdg 5:31 Jdg 8:28
Egypt to be desolatedEzk 29:11
To be restored afterEzk 29:13
STRIPES
Administered in punishing criminalsDeu 25:3 2Co 11:24

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