Biblical Meaning of Number 8
In the Bible, eight is the number of new beginnings: eight souls came through the flood, a boy was circumcised on the eighth day, and the first Christians called the day of the resurrection the eighth day.
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What does the number 8 mean in the Bible?
Eight is one past the week, the first day of a new one. In the ark "few, that is, eight souls were saved by water" (1 Peter 3:20); the covenant sign is given on the eighth day of a boy's life (Genesis 17:12); the feast of Tabernacles closes with an eighth day of holy assembly (Leviticus 23:36).
The resurrection fell on the first day of the week, the day after the seventh, and early Christians called it the eighth day: "we keep the eighth day for rejoicing, in which also Jesus rose from the dead" (Epistle of Barnabas 15:9).
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Where eight appears in the Bible
| Verse | What it says |
|---|---|
| Genesis 17:12 | "He that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you." |
| Leviticus 23:36 | Tabernacles ends with an eighth day, "an holy convocation." |
| 1 Samuel 17:12 | Jesse "had eight sons", and David was the youngest. |
| Luke 9:28 | The transfiguration comes "about an eight days after these sayings." |
| John 20:26 | "After eight days" Jesus stands among the disciples again, and Thomas believes. |
| 1 Peter 3:20 | "Few, that is, eight souls were saved by water." |
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The prophetic meaning of 8
Bullinger (1894) called eight the number of resurrection and regeneration, a new beginning after a completed seven: the musical octave starts the scale again on its eighth note. Prophetic readers use it for new starts that follow an ending, which is why many early baptisteries were built with eight sides.
Eight is not the Bible's money number: its link with wealth comes from Chinese, where the word for eight sounds like the word for prosperity, and from modern numerology.
Eight in Hebrew and Greek letters
In Hebrew the numeral eight is chet (ח); in Greek it is eta (η).
The hidden lore of eight
Written in Greek letters, the name Jesus, Iēsous (Ἰησοῦς), adds up to 888: iota 10, eta 8, sigma 200, omicron 70, upsilon 400, sigma 200. The Sibylline Oracles already pointed to this number.
The feast John calls "the feast of the dedication" (John 10:22), Hanukkah, lasts eight days, after the eight-day rededication of the altar in 1 Maccabees 4:56.
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Sources and editorial method
Research and editorial references used for this page include:
- BibleGateway: Genesis 17:12 (KJV) - The passage quoted on this page, in the King James Version.
- BibleGateway: Leviticus 23:36 (KJV) - The passage quoted on this page, in the King James Version.
- BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 17:12 (KJV) - The passage quoted on this page, in the King James Version.
- BibleGateway: Luke 9:28 (KJV) - The passage quoted on this page, in the King James Version.
- E. W. Bullinger, Number in Scripture (London, 1894), Internet Archive - The source of the "prophetic" meanings: one unity, two difference, three divine perfection, four creation, five grace, six man, seven spiritual perfection, eight resurrection, nine finality or judgment, ten ordinal perfection, eleven disorder, twelve governmental perfection.
Scripture is quoted from the King James Version. The "prophetic" meanings are E. W. Bullinger's (Number in Scripture, 1894), named as his reading rather than as definitions the Bible gives; the Hebrew and Greek numerals are the standard letter values, and the later Jewish and Christian lore is given with its source.
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What does the number 8 mean in the Bible?
New beginnings: eight saved in the ark (1 Peter 3:20), circumcision on the eighth day (Genesis 17:12), and the resurrection on the day after the sabbath, the "eighth day" of the early church.
What is the prophetic meaning of the number 8?
A new start after a completed cycle. Bullinger called eight the number of resurrection and regeneration.
Why is 888 the number of Jesus?
In Greek letters, Iēsous adds up to 888 (10 + 8 + 200 + 70 + 400 + 200), a fact noticed in antiquity.
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