numerical sayings
Old Testament
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In the Old Testament, "numerical sayings" refer to a specific literary genre found within the book of Proverbs. These sayings often employ riddles and focus on the wonders of nature and animal behavior. While not a form of divination like arithmancy or gematria, which assign numerical values to letters to derive mystical meanings, these numerical sayings in Proverbs use numbers to highlight observations about the world. For example, the book of Proverbs contains a section explicitly labeled as "numerical sayings".123
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