Originally posted by BlueOrb
Have you heard of the "Golden Number" - Phi = 1.618.....?
Have I heard about it?
A few years ago I was nearly obsessed by it.
I even bought a monograph about it!
(And now I don't even remember its author's name...

)
Anyway, as you were posting this, I was thinking it might be a good idea to collect all the interpretations of the number 124 that undoubtedly would
have been known (at least in esoteric circles) at the time of the Nazi regime.
Here's what I've come up with so far (it's not much, but it's something):
In
mathematics:
124 is the sum of eight consecutive primes (5 + 7 + 11 + 13 + 17 + 19 + 23 + 29). It is a nontotient since there is no integer with 124 coprimes below
it, it is an untouchable number since there is no integer whose proper divisors add up to 124.
In base 5 it is a repdigit.
And in
Hebrew gematria:
(IMPORTANT: I cannot get the Hebrew characters to show, so do refer to the original website.)
- 124 - 124 = 22x31
--- (684 w/f); almug trees; red sandal-wood.
--- pr.n. "God is My Praises".
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--- (774 w/f); pr.n. "Son of Kindness".
--- (844 w/f); a passing by, forsaking.
--- (774 w/f); strong, mighty.
--- (844 w/f); pr.n. "Tearful".
--- (774 w/f); pr.n. "Yah is Gracious".
--- a torch or lamp.
--- pr.n. "Adorned" --- in modern times, a title used for a successor to the Caliph of Islam.
--- a covering or mantle.
--- (684 w/f); surroundings or environs; neighbors.
--- the property of Yahweh.
--- (774 w/f); a sort of linen undergarment like a shirt or shift.
--- (774 w/f); to be soft, delicate or pleasant; to indulge or delight oneself.
--- to bind.
--- delights or pleasures, delicacies; pr. n. "Delight", Eden.
--- pr. n. "Pleasantness", a place in Mesopotamia or Assyria.
--- till now, yet.
--- time; a season; a year.
--- to bind.
And here is another, Bible-related numerical database.
Number 124
Maybe seeing all these meanings and interpretations lumped together sparks someone's imagination and leads to new insights...
[edit on 8-10-2009 by Vanitas]