Ishango Bone

There are many ways to read a bone - here;s one interpretation of a time when a Creator threw humanity a bone. It;s a belief and understanding that predates any organised religious faith. This # aint rocket science 00 just saying

First (sometimes called "center") column, from bottom to top

7 -- Used 735 times (54 times in the book of Revelation alone), the number 7 is the foundation of God'

5 -- The number 5 symbolizes God's grace, goodness and favor toward humans and is mentioned 318 times in Scripture

4 -- The number 4 derives its meaning from creation. On the fourth day of what is called 'creation week' God completed the material univegrse


+ 1 The number 1 is only divisible by itself. It is independent of any other numerals yet composes them all. It symbolizes in the Bible the unity and primacy, and the oneness of the Godhead.


+1 The number 1 is only divisible by itself. It is independent of any other numerals yet composes them all. It symbolizes in the Bible the unity and primacy, and the oneness of the Godhead.

+9 Used 49 times in Scripture, the number 9 symbolizes divine completeness or conveys the meaning of finality

+8 The number 8 in the Bible represents a new beginning, meaning a new order or creation, and man's true 'born again' event when he is resurrected from the dead into eternal liddfe

+6 the number 6 symbolizes man and human weakness, the evils of Satan and the manifestation of sinyh

+ 3 The number 3 is used 467 times in the Bible. It pictures completeness, though to a lesser degree than 7. The meaning of this number derives from the fact that it is the first of four spiritually perfect numerals (the others being 7, 10 and 12). The 3 righteous patriarchs before the flood were Abel, Enoch and Noah. After the deluge there was the righteous "fathers" Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (later renamed Israel)..

Second (or "right") column (to the left in picture), from bottom to top

+ 9 Used 49 times in Scripture, the number 9 symbolizes divine completeness or conveys the meaning of finality.


+19
The number 19, which is the combining of 10 and 9, usually denotes God's perfect order in regard to his judgment in the Bible.

+21 Twenty-one symbolizes the great wickedness of rebellion and sin. After the children of Israel left Egyptian bondage they had 21 major rebellious events as their traveled and wandered the wilderness.fg

+11 The number eleven is important in that it can symbolize disorder, chaos and judgment. In the Bible

Third (or "left") column (to the right in picture), from bottom to top

There are many ways to read a bone - here;s one interpretation
+19
The number 19, which is the combining of 10 and 9, usually denotes God's perfect order in regard to his judgment in the Bible.

+17In the Bible the number 17 symbolizes "overcoming the enemy" and "complete victory." God overcame the sins of rebellious humans when he began to flood the earth through rain on the 17th of the second Hebrew month. Noah's ark and its eight passengers rested on the mountains of Ararat on the 17th of the seventh month (right in the middle of God's annual Holy period known as the Feast of Tabernacles).


=13The number 13 is symbolic of rebellion and lawlessness

+11The number eleven is important in that it can symbolize disorder, chaos and judgment. In the Bible,

a reply to: DpatC

Pareidolia

a reply to: DpatC

Um, you seem to have confused numerology with astragalomancy.

originally posted by: chr0naut
a reply to: DpatC

Um, you seem to have confused numerology with astragalomancy.

Thank you I have learnt something new astragalomancy, I never knew there was a word or a word for bone divination. I Basically seen the markings on the IShango bone and wondered what would happen if I equated them with a general spiritual meaning for numbers.