The adoption of an Oaural Ribbon gestures toward entirely new areas of Biblical exploration and analysis.
With two new indexes to apply ([Generation 000] and [Serial 0000]), I imagine for myself a range of arithmetical relations among both the structural apparatus of the entire scroll, and the numbers that are internal to each Generation's narrative.
It seems obvious to me that the text of Genesis is a kind of cypher; a puzzle that wants to be understood. The longer one tinkers, the more is revealled. But effective tinkering requires a sensible structure, and that structure is given by the Oaural Ribbon.
In the Generational sections below, I'm mostly just riffing. I'm speculating and doodling. I'm sifting through the text with a relatively fine filter, seeking to make explicit any and all numerical references, operations, and counts. I imagine that this work will reveal forms and shapes in the narrative that are easily obscured by the sheer density of the storytelling.
This page (like the site itself) is an ongoing Work-in-Progress.
Verse |
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01 - IOQB B |
02 - IOQB B |
03 - IOQB B |
04 - IOQB B |
05 - IOQB B |
06 - IOQB B |
07 - IOQB B |
08 - IOQB B |
09 - IOQB B |
10 - IOQB B |
11 - IOQB B |
12 - IOQB B |
13 - IOQB B |
14 - IOQB B |
15 - IOQB B |
16 - IOQB B |
17 - IOQB B |
18 - IOQB B |
19 - IOQB B |
20 - IOQB B |
21 - IOQB B |
22 - IOQB B |
23 - IOQB B |
24 - IOQB B |
25 - IOQB B |
26 - IOQB B |
27 - IOQB B |
28 - IOQB B |
29 - IOQB B |
30 - IOQB B |
31 - IOQB B |
32 - IOQB B |
33 - IOQB B |
34 - IOQB B |
Verse |
In counting to 34, I look for numerical relations among the other Generations. I note the following:
Seven Lights (34) is twice the length of the Generations of Shem (17)
The opening section of Genesis is often called "Creation" or "The First Seven Days". I resist the translation of the Hebrew "IUM" with the English "Day." Rather, I interpret "IUM" as "Light." This approach allows for a more metaphorical and poetic understanding of a Human Being's passage through Time. Namely, it begins at CONCEPTION, and proceeds through a series of "Life-Lights" that culminate in one's absorption into ETERNITY.
IUM Life-Light |
UIHI ORB and it is evening |
IHUH Duration |
UIHI BQR and it is morning |
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AXD One |
CONCEPTION (PARENTS' MARRIAGE) |
FETUS 36 Weeks |
BIRTH |
$NI Two |
BIRTH | CHILDHOOD 6 years |
CONSENT |
$LI$I Three |
CONSENT | YOUTH 6 years |
MARRIAGE |
RBIOI Four |
MARRIAGE | ADULTHOOD 12 years |
CHILD'S MARRIAGE |
XMI$I Five |
CHILD'S MARRIAGE | ELDERSHIP 24 years |
GREAT-GRANDCHILD'S MARRIAGE |
H$$I (The)Six |
GREAT-GRANDCHILD'S MARRIAGE |
RETIREMENT 72 years |
DEATH |
H$BIOI (The)Seven |
DEATH | ANCESTORSHIP Forever |
ETERNITY |
The above framework by which a generic Human Being (whom I've named "IHUH") travels through Space-Time suggests to me that this 34-verse recital was likely a public performance to be learned in one's formative years, and repeated on a weekly basis throughout one's life.
This recital has the effect of giving a rock-solid certainty to the centrality of the number 7 as holy and sanctified, and sets up the important cycle of "6 DAYS ON, 1 DAY OFF". This [6 + 1 = 7] counting pattern continues indefinitely, and grounds the Tribal timekeepers into a manageable partition of days. The reliable, repetiive pattern produces a collectible and countable physical token every seven days.
Within the span of Childhood (i.e. Life-Light Two, from BIRTH to CONSENT), an Initiate will hear (and presumeably memorize) the story of the Seven Lights. During this period, the Initiate (with the help of parents) will accumulate (to count and trade) a growing collection of weekly tokens. Although the Initiate is counting to Seven, s/he would likely remain ignorant of the precise number of verses alloted to each Life-Light:
Verse | Time Unit | BIRTH |
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01 - IOQB B | IUM AXD | Childhood |
02 - IOQB B | IUM AXD | Childhood |
03 - IOQB B | IUM AXD | Childhood |
04 - IOQB B | IUM AXD | Childhood |
05 - IOQB B | IUM AXD | Childhood |
06 - IOQB B | IUM $NI | Childhood |
07 - IOQB B | IUM $NI | Childhood |
08 - IOQB B | IUM $NI | Childhood |
09 - IOQB B | IUM $LI$I | Childhood |
10 - IOQB B | IUM $LI$I | Childhood |
11 - IOQB B | IUM $LI$I | Childhood |
12 - IOQB B | IUM $LI$I | Childhood |
13 - IOQB B | IUM $LI$I | Childhood |
14 - IOQB B | IUM RBIOI | Childhood |
15 - IOQB B | IUM RBIOI | Childhood |
16 - IOQB B | IUM RBIOI | Childhood |
17 - IOQB B | IUM RBIOI | Childhood |
18 - IOQB B | IUM RBIOI | Childhood |
19 - IOQB B | IUM RBIOI | Childhood |
20 - IOQB B | IUM XMI$I | Childhood |
21 - IOQB B | IUM XMI$I | Childhood |
22 - IOQB B | IUM XMI$I | Childhood |
23 - IOQB B | IUM XMI$I | Childhood |
24 - IOQB B | IUM H$$I | Childhood |
25 - IOQB B | IUM H$$I | Childhood |
26 - IOQB B | IUM H$$I | Childhood |
27 - IOQB B | IUM H$$I | Childhood |
28 - IOQB B | IUM H$$I | Childhood |
29 - IOQB B | IUM H$$I | Childhood |
30 - IOQB B | IUM H$$I | Childhood |
31 - IOQB B | IUM H$$I | Childhood |
32 - IOQB B | IUM H$BIOI | Childhood |
33 - IOQB B | IUM H$BIOI | Childhood |
34 - IOQB B | IUM H$BIOI | Childhood |
Verse | Time Unit | CONSENT |
I note there is 1 speaking part: ALHIM.
I note here that a scorpion molts seven times.
I imagine a Human Being ascending a staircase (the tail of the scorpion?) with seven steps to reach Heaven.
As discussed on the Generations page, the number 72 is important relative to the rest of the text, because removing it from the whole leaves a remainder of 1461 days.
Total Lines: | 1533 | |
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Less: | ||
Heaven and Earth | 72 | H$MIM UHAR¢ |
Remainder: | 1461 |
This interval of evenings and mornings totals precisely to a 4-year "OLUMpic" cycle, requiring an extra day to re-synchronize the regular clockwork of the ecliptic.
Time Unit | Count | Time Unit |
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YEAR 1 | 365 | DAYS |
YEAR 2 | 365 | DAYS |
YEAR 3 | 365 | DAYS |
YEAR 4 | 365 | DAYS |
EXTRA | 1 | DAY |
TOTAL: | 1461 | DAYS |
The offspring of ODH and ¢LH make things that create noise, but LMK calls to his N$IM in hopes they will hearken to his speech. He says to them, if "Seven-Fold" ($BOTIM) "avenged" (IQM) "Cain" (QIN), and LMK "Seventy-Seven" ($BOIM U$BOH). This is the first utterance of a number, and I find it signficant that the abstraction revolves around multiples of 7, and, in particular, the number 77. This suggests to me some arithmetic operations: 7 + (7 x 10). Or, conversely, 7 x 11.
I note that IHUH ALHIM converses with ADM, XUH, and NX$.
I note that only IHUH converses with QIN.
I note that LMK converses with ODH and ¢LH.
I note there are 6 speaking parts: (IHUH) ALHIM, ADM, XUH, NX$, QIN, and LMK.
I take this opportunity to reflect upon the number 72, and imagine two distinct ways to interpret its significance to the overall narrative. The first distinction articulates a Gateway of Earth, and the second distinction articulates a Gateway of Heaven.
In the table below, I imagine 72 HOURS - an equivalent to 3 DAYS. I think about the three days that might be required to re-synchronize a clockwork that has had 12 years to fall out of time with the sun's position on the ecliptic. In other words, 3 x 4-YEAR cycles would require 3 DAYS to bring an Initiate through the CONFIRMATION rite that comes at the conclusion of Life-Light Three. When that happens, the Initiate passes through the gateway of Earth, and is redeemed into the accuracy of the Tribe's earth-bound Count.
Verse | Time Unit | Ritual Start |
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01 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 01 | Confirmation |
02 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 02 | Confirmation |
03 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 03 | Confirmation |
04 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 04 | Confirmation |
05 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 05 | Confirmation |
06 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 06 | Confirmation |
07 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 07 | Confirmation |
08 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 08 | Confirmation |
09 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 09 | Confirmation |
10 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 10 | Confirmation |
11 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 11 | Confirmation |
12 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 12 | Confirmation |
13 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 13 | Confirmation |
14 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 14 | Confirmation |
15 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 15 | Confirmation |
16 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 16 | Confirmation |
17 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 17 | Confirmation |
18 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 18 | Confirmation |
19 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 19 | Confirmation |
20 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 20 | Confirmation |
21 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 21 | Confirmation |
22 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 22 | Confirmation |
23 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 23 | Confirmation |
24 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 24 | Confirmation |
25 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 25 | Confirmation |
26 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 26 | Confirmation |
27 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 27 | Confirmation |
28 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 28 | Confirmation |
29 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 29 | Confirmation |
30 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 30 | Confirmation |
31 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 31 | Confirmation |
32 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 32 | Confirmation |
33 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 33 | Confirmation |
34 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 34 | Confirmation |
35 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 35 | Confirmation |
36 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 36 | Confirmation |
37 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 37 | Confirmation |
38 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 38 | Confirmation |
39 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 39 | Confirmation |
40 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 40 | Confirmation |
41 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 41 | Confirmation |
42 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 42 | Confirmation |
43 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 43 | Confirmation |
44 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 44 | Confirmation |
45 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 45 | Confirmation |
46 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 46 | Confirmation |
47 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 47 | Confirmation |
48 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 48 | Confirmation |
49 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 49 | Confirmation |
50 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 50 | Confirmation |
51 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 51 | Confirmation |
52 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 52 | Confirmation |
53 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 53 | Confirmation |
54 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 54 | Confirmation |
55 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 55 | Confirmation |
56 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 56 | Confirmation |
57 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 57 | Confirmation |
58 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 58 | Confirmation |
59 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 59 | Confirmation |
60 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 60 | Confirmation |
61 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 61 | Confirmation |
62 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 62 | Confirmation |
63 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 63 | Confirmation |
64 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 64 | Confirmation |
65 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 65 | Confirmation |
66 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 66 | Confirmation |
67 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 67 | Confirmation |
68 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 68 | Confirmation |
69 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 69 | Confirmation |
70 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 70 | Confirmation |
71 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 71 | Confirmation |
72 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | HOUR 72 | Confirmation |
Verse | Time Unit | Ritual End |
In the table below, I imagine 72 YEARS - a span of time whose duration is definite, but within which an Initiate's sojourn will vary. From 120 YEARS (which is understood as the lifespan of Adam), I subtract 72 years to arrive at the start of RETIREMENT, in which all the Initiate's duties of Tribal education have been discharged with honour and on schedule. During this long stretch, the Initiate's exact day of death remains uncertain, but s/he looks forward to the BURIAL rite that comes at the conclusion of Life-Light Six. When that happens, the Initiate passes through the gateway of Heaven, and is redeemed into the accuracy of God's celestial Count.
Verse | Time Unit | GREAT- GRANDCHILD'S MARRIAGE |
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01 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 01 | Retirement |
02 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 02 | Retirement |
03 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 03 | Retirement |
04 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 04 | Retirement |
05 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 05 | Retirement |
06 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 06 | Retirement |
07 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 07 | Retirement |
08 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 08 | Retirement |
09 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 09 | Retirement |
10 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 10 | Retirement |
11 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 11 | Retirement |
12 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 12 | Retirement |
13 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 13 | Retirement |
14 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 14 | Retirement |
15 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 15 | Retirement |
16 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 16 | Retirement |
17 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 17 | Retirement |
18 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 18 | Retirement |
19 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 19 | Retirement |
20 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 20 | Retirement |
21 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 21 | Retirement |
22 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 22 | Retirement |
23 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 23 | Retirement |
24 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 24 | Retirement |
25 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 25 | Retirement |
26 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 26 | Retirement |
27 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 27 | Retirement |
28 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 28 | Retirement |
29 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 29 | Retirement |
30 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 30 | Retirement |
31 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 31 | Retirement |
32 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 32 | Retirement |
33 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 33 | Retirement |
34 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 34 | Retirement |
35 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 35 | Retirement |
36 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 36 | Retirement |
37 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 37 | Retirement |
38 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 38 | Retirement |
39 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 39 | Retirement |
40 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 40 | Retirement |
41 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 41 | Retirement |
42 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 42 | Retirement |
43 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 43 | Retirement |
44 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 44 | Retirement |
45 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 45 | Retirement |
46 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 46 | Retirement |
47 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 47 | Retirement |
48 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 48 | Retirement |
49 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 49 | Retirement |
50 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 50 | Retirement |
51 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 51 | Retirement |
52 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 52 | Retirement |
53 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 53 | Retirement |
54 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 54 | Retirement |
55 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 55 | Retirement |
56 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 56 | Retirement |
57 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 57 | Retirement |
58 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 58 | Retirement |
59 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 59 | Retirement |
60 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 60 | Retirement |
61 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 61 | Retirement |
62 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 62 | Retirement |
63 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 63 | Retirement |
64 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 64 | Retirement |
65 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 65 | Retirement |
66 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 66 | Retirement |
67 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 67 | Retirement |
68 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 68 | Retirement |
69 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 69 | Retirement |
70 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 70 | Retirement |
71 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 71 | Retirement |
72 - H$MIM UHAR¢ | YEAR 72 | Retirement |
Verse | Time Unit | DEATH |
The implied pairing with XUH is given as ATM, which, to a listener, could easily be mis-heard as ADM. In other words, at the Aural level, a listener who had not yet been exposed to the Generations of Heaven and Earth could mistakenly count 1 character, whereas someone who had already learned the text of Heaven and Earth would know that there is another character present in the narrative.
Many other additional opportunities for a listener to mis-hear, and sow confusion. QINN versus QIN. etc.
Notably, amid the long list of ADM and his progeny, I read that ADM lived for 130 $NH, begat $T, and then lived an additional 800 $NH more. This brings his total $NH to 930. But at V35 (0141 / Gen 6:3), IHUH defines the life of ADM as bounded by 120 $NH. I meditate upon the 10 $NH difference between ADM's supposed death, and the birth of his third offspring, $T. It is almost as if $T must be understood as aged -10 $NH upon his birth.
Immediately, I note the variance in the way this partition is defined. It is not merely the Generation of ADM, but, more profoundly, the Generations of "The Book of" ADM. The Hebrew word is CPR, which translates as "the Count," and suggests the notion of a CyPheR. I interpret this Generation's timeclock to possess specific ties to a physical object (a text) that relates to the people around it and the skies above it all. In other words, an intermediary (i.e. mediated) Generation between the Humans on Earth and the star-pictures above.
At V34, I note that Children of (the)ALHIM look upon Children of (the)ADM. On the following line, the actor/speaker becomes IHUH.
I note that this Generation is one verse less than the Generations of the Children of Noah.
In the table below, I explore the mathematical versatility of the number 120, and all the ways it can be partitioned. I wonder if these various partitions can be used as scaffolds or metaphor-holders for concepts to be encountered elsewhere in the text? Perhaps. For now, the Notes remain empty...
60 x | 30 x | 20 x | 15 x | 12 x | 10 x | 08 x | 06 x | 04 x | 02 x | ADM | Notes |
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01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 001 | |
002 | |||||||||||
02 | 003 | ||||||||||
004 | |||||||||||
03 | 02 | 005 | |||||||||
006 | |||||||||||
04 | 02 | 007 | |||||||||
008 | |||||||||||
05 | 03 | 02 | 009 | ||||||||
010 | |||||||||||
06 | 02 | 011 | |||||||||
012 | |||||||||||
07 | 04 | 03 | 02 | 013 | |||||||
014 | |||||||||||
08 | 015 | ||||||||||
02 | 016 | ||||||||||
09 | 05 | 03 | 017 | ||||||||
018 | |||||||||||
10 | 04 | 019 | |||||||||
020 | |||||||||||
11 | 06 | 03 | 02 | 021 | |||||||
022 | |||||||||||
12 | 023 | ||||||||||
024 | |||||||||||
13 | 07 | 05 | 04 | 03 | 025 | ||||||
026 | |||||||||||
14 | 027 | ||||||||||
028 | |||||||||||
15 | 08 | 029 | |||||||||
030 | |||||||||||
16 | 06 | 04 | 03 | 02 | 031 | ||||||
032 | |||||||||||
17 | 09 | 05 | 033 | ||||||||
034 | |||||||||||
18 | 035 | ||||||||||
036 | |||||||||||
19 | 10 | 07 | 04 | 037 | |||||||
038 | |||||||||||
20 | 039 | ||||||||||
040 | |||||||||||
21 | 11 | 06 | 05 | 03 | 041 | ||||||
042 | |||||||||||
22 | 08 | 043 | |||||||||
044 | |||||||||||
23 | 12 | 045 | |||||||||
04 | 046 | ||||||||||
24 | 047 | ||||||||||
048 | |||||||||||
25 | 13 | 09 | 07 | 05 | 049 | ||||||
050 | |||||||||||
26 | 06 | 051 | |||||||||
052 | |||||||||||
27 | 14 | 053 | |||||||||
054 | |||||||||||
28 | 10 | 055 | |||||||||
056 | |||||||||||
29 | 15 | 08 | 057 | ||||||||
058 | |||||||||||
30 | 059 | ||||||||||
060 | |||||||||||
31 | 16 | 11 | 07 | 06 | 05 | 04 | 03 | 02 | 061 | ||
062 | |||||||||||
32 | 063 | ||||||||||
064 | |||||||||||
33 | 17 | 09 | 065 | ||||||||
066 | |||||||||||
34 | 12 | 067 | |||||||||
068 | |||||||||||
35 | 18 | 069 | |||||||||
070 | |||||||||||
36 | 08 | 071 | |||||||||
072 | |||||||||||
37 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 07 | 073 | ||||||
074 | |||||||||||
38 | 075 | ||||||||||
06 | 076 | ||||||||||
39 | 20 | 077 | |||||||||
078 | |||||||||||
40 | 14 | 079 | |||||||||
080 | |||||||||||
41 | 21 | 11 | 09 | 05 | 081 | ||||||
082 | |||||||||||
42 | 083 | ||||||||||
084 | |||||||||||
43 | 22 | 15 | 08 | 085 | |||||||
086 | |||||||||||
44 | 087 | ||||||||||
088 | |||||||||||
45 | 23 | 12 | 089 | ||||||||
090 | |||||||||||
46 | 16 | 10 | 07 | 04 | 091 | ||||||
092 | |||||||||||
47 | 24 | 093 | |||||||||
094 | |||||||||||
48 | 095 | ||||||||||
096 | |||||||||||
49 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 09 | 097 | ||||||
098 | |||||||||||
50 | 099 | ||||||||||
100 | |||||||||||
51 | 26 | 11 | 06 | 101 | |||||||
102 | |||||||||||
52 | 18 | 103 | |||||||||
104 | |||||||||||
53 | 27 | 14 | 105 | ||||||||
08 | 106 | ||||||||||
54 | 107 | ||||||||||
108 | |||||||||||
55 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 109 | |||||||
110 | |||||||||||
56 | 12 | 111 | |||||||||
112 | |||||||||||
57 | 29 | 15 | 113 | ||||||||
114 | |||||||||||
58 | 20 | 115 | |||||||||
116 | |||||||||||
59 | 30 | 117 | |||||||||
118 | |||||||||||
60 | 119 | ||||||||||
120 |
4 x 89 = 356. This is 8 less than Generations of Isaac (364)
89 / 3 = 29.7. This is about the number of days in a cycle.
89 + 41 (the number of verses in the Generations of the Children of Noah) = 130 (the age at which Adam begets Shet).
120 - 89 = 31.
89 x 17 (the number of verses in the Generations of Shem) = 1513. This is 20 less than the number of total verses in Genesis.
I note here...
I imagine...
I speculate...
BNI NX | Count | Time Unit |
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NX | 300 + 70 + 7 | DAYS |
$M | 300 + 70 + 7 | DAYS |
XM | 300 + 70 + 7 | DAYS |
IPT | 300 + 70 + 7 | DAYS |
LESS | (4 x 13 = 52) | DAYS |
PLUS | 5 | DAYS |
TOTAL: | 1461 | DAYS |
This number is 13 more than the Generations of Isaac, and 12 more than XNUK.
At V6, I read that Terah lived 5+200 $NH and died in XRN.
At V10, I read that ABRM was 5+70 $NH when he left XRN.
At V48, I read that for (2 + 10 years) $TIM O$RH $NH, the kings served KDRLOMR, and at $L$ O$RH $NH (3+10 years) they marauded.
At V49, I read that by (4 + 10 years) ARBO O$RH $NH, the kings made war.
At V53, I read "four kings at (the)five" - ARBOH MLKIM AT HXM$H. In my head, I am invited to sum them to 9, and place their factions onto an imaginary set of scales to weigh out the probable outcome of their battle.
At V73, IHUH invites ABRM to count (the)KUKBIM. On a hunch, I speculate that the correct answer is 4.
At V77, IHUH commands ABRM to take three creatures, the first two are M$L$T, and the third is M$L$. I wonder about an appropriate translation.
At V81, I read that ABRM's offspring will be afflicted for ARBO MAUT (400) $NH.
At V84, I read that ABRM's offspring will return in the fourth generation - DUR RBIOI.
At V92, I read that after O$R (10) $NIM, ABRM took HGR.
At V105, I read that ABRM was $MNIM $NH U$$ $NIM (80 + 6) units old when I$MOAL was begotten.
At V106, I read that ABRM was T$OIM $NH UT$O $NIM (90 + 9) units old when IHUH appeared to ABRM.
At V117, ALHIM commands ABRHM regarding circumcision at $MNT IMIM - 8 days.
At V122, ABRHM laughs in his heart, and wonders if he, at MAH (100) $NH, will father, and if $RH, is T$OIM (90) $NH, will bear?
At V125, ALHIM tells ABRHM regarding I$MOAL, $NIM O$R (2 + 10) NSIAM he will beget.
At V126, ALHIM tells ABRHM regarding I$MOAL, B$NH HAXRT - (come)$NH (the)after.
At V129, I read that ABRHM was T$OIM UT$O (90 + 9) $NH when he circumcized his foreskin.
At V130, I read that I$MOAL was $L$ O$RH (3 + 10) $NH when ABRHM circumcized his foreskin.
At V134, ABRHM chats with IHUH and sees $L$H (3) AN$IM.
At V138, ABRHM commands $RH to prepare $L$ (3) CAIM for their guests.
At V156, ABRHM asks IHUH about XM$IM (50) ¢DIQM.
At V158, IHUH assures ABRHM about XM$IM (50) ¢DIQM.
At V160, ABRHM asks IHUH about subtracting from XM$IM (50) ¢DIQM XM$H (5), and IHUH assures him about ARBOIM UXM$H (40+5).
At V161, ABRHM asks IHUH about ARBOIM (40), and IHUH assures him about HARBOIM (the)40.
At V162, ABRHM asks IHUH about $L$IM (30), and IHUH assures him about $L$IM (30).
At V163, ABRHM asks IHUH about O$RIM (20), and IHUH assures him about HAO$RIM (the)20.
At V164, ABRHM asks IHUH about O$RH (10), and IHUH assures him about HO$RH (the)10.
At V219, ABIMLK tells $RH that he has given to ABRHM ALP (1,000) KCP as a covering to the eyes.
At V225, ABRHM circumcizes I¢XQ after $MNIM (8) IMIM.
At V226, ABRHM is MAT (100) $NH when I¢XQ is born.
At V249, ABRHM sets aside $BO (7) KB$T.
At V250, ABIMLK asks about the $BO (7) KB$T.
At V251, ABRHM explains the significance of $BO (7) KB$T.
At V252, ABRHM names the place, BAR $BO (Well-of-Sevens).
At V259, ABRHM lifts his eyes BIUM H$LI$I (Life-Light the-Third).
At V270, MLAK IHUH calls to ABRHM $NIT (twice).
At V278, MLKH is said to have begotten $MNH ALH (8 these), which does not appear to count either ARM, or RBQH in its total.
At V280, I read that XII $RH MAH $NH UO$RIM $NH U$NIM $NI. (100+20+7). That's quite a confluence of concepts.
At V294, I read that the land of BNI XT (children of Life) is valued at ARBO MAT (400) $QL KCP (tokens of silver).
At V295, ABRHM pays ARBO MAUT (400) $QL KCP (tokens of silver). I note the changed spelling in the word for the multiple of 100.
At V321, ABRHM's OBD takes NZM ZHB BQO MSQL (earing gold half shekel), $NI ¢MIDIM OL IDIH (two bracelets over hands), O$RH ZHB M$QLM (10 gold shekel-weights).
At V354, LBN and BTUAL implore OBD ABRHM to let RBQH abide IMIM AU O$UR (days at least 10). I note the changed spelling in the word for 10.
At V359, LBN and BTUAL tell RBQH to become mother to ALPI RBBH (thousands many).
At V373, I read that ABRHM lived MAT $NH U$BOIM $NH UXM$ $NIM (100 + 70 + 5 units).
Other counts that I've noted are as follows:
10 kings, 3 Amorites, 1 anonymous person - totals 14.
I note here the appearance of O$U (the kings "made them" war on other kings).
I note here the appearance of DN (a place to which ABRM pursues the war-mongers).
I note here the appearance of $MIM UAR¢ (things over which IHUH has dominion).
At V86, I wonder why HRPAIM are the only tribe listed that ends with the letter "M".
ABRM | Count | Time Unit |
---|---|---|
XN-U-K | 300 + 60 + 5 | DAYS |
XN-U-K | 300 + 60 + 5 | DAYS |
XN-U-K | 300 + 60 + 5 | DAYS |
XN-U-K | 300 + 60 + 5 | DAYS |
EXTRA | 1 | DAY |
TOTAL: | 1461 | DAYS |
$RI | Count | Time Unit |
---|---|---|
$R 1 | 400 + 80 + 7 | DAYS |
$R 2 | 400 + 80 + 7 | DAYS |
$R 3 | 400 + 80 + 7 | DAYS |
TOTAL: | 1461 | DAYS |
This is the shortest Generation of the 12.
I note here the error at the heart of this Generation's title. I$MOAL was not begotten by ABRHM, but rather by ABRM -- prior to the name change.
TBD | Count | Time Unit |
---|---|---|
MOON Cycle x 2 | (4 x 13) + 7 = 59 | DAYS |
TOTAL: | Moon | DAYS |
An interesting number -- one less than the astronomically significant XNUK (365).
TLDT ItsXQ | Count | Time Unit |
---|---|---|
ItsXQ | 364 | DAYS |
ItsXQ | 364 | DAYS |
ItsXQ | 364 | DAYS |
ItsXQ | 364 | DAYS |
EXTRA | 5 | DAYS |
TOTAL: | 1461 | DAYS |
TLDT ItsXQ | Count | Time Unit |
---|---|---|
WEEKS | 364 | WEEKS |
TOTAL: | 7 | YEARS |
TOTAL: | 2548 | DAYS |
This is the second shortest Generation, with only one verse more than I$MOAL BN ABRHM.
Verse | Time Unit | Conception |
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01 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 01 | Gestation |
02 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 02 | Gestation |
03 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 03 | Gestation |
04 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 04 | Gestation |
05 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 05 | Gestation |
06 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 06 | Gestation |
07 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 07 | Gestation |
08 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 08 | Gestation |
09 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 09 | Gestation |
10 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 10 | Gestation |
11 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 11 | Gestation |
12 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 12 | Gestation |
13 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 13 | Gestation |
14 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 14 | Gestation |
15 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 15 | Gestation |
16 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 16 | Gestation |
17 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 17 | Gestation |
18 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 18 | Gestation |
19 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 19 | Gestation |
20 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 20 | Gestation |
21 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 21 | Gestation |
22 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 22 | Gestation |
23 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 23 | Gestation |
24 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 24 | Gestation |
25 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 25 | Gestation |
26 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 26 | Gestation |
27 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 27 | Gestation |
28 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 28 | Gestation |
29 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 29 | Gestation |
30 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 30 | Gestation |
31 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 31 | Gestation |
32 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 32 | Gestation |
33 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 33 | Gestation |
34 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 34 | Gestation |
35 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 35 | Gestation |
36 - O$U ABI ADUM | WEEK 36 | Gestation |
Verse | Time Unit | Birth |
TLDT IOQB | Count | Time Unit |
---|---|---|
IOQB | 482 | DAYS |
EXTRA | 5 | DAYS |
TOTAL: | 487 | DAYS |