Additional commentary on the Biblical Meaning of 13 *The number 13 is associated with rebellion and depravity and is used 15 times in the Bible. All the names of Satan are divisible by 13. Nimrod, the chief rebel after the flood, was the 13th in the line of Ham. In their 13th year of servitude, the kings of the nations rebelled (Genesis 14:4). Twelve represents the government of God and 13 represents the governments of men in rebellion against God. Moses wrote of Israel’s 21 rebellions in Deuteronomy 31: "for I know your rebellion and your stiff neck. If today, while I am yet alive with you, you have been rebellious against the Lord, then how much more after my death?" (Deuteronomy 31:27, NKJV)
When this scriptural reference is added across (3 + 1 + 2 + 7), you get 13, the number of rebellion. Haman the Agagite had a decree signed on the 13th day of the first month that on the 13th day of the 12th month all Jews in the Persian Empire were to be killed (Esther 3:8-13). The dragon, a symbol for Satan, is found 13 times in Revelation. Satan is behind all rebellion against God. What can DEFILE a person?In Mark 7 Jesus mentions 13 things that defile a person. He said that "'What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed: - evil thoughts
- adulteries
- fornications
- murders
- thefts
- covetousness
- wickedness
- deceit
- lewdness
- an evil eye
- blasphemy
- pride
- foolishness.
All these evil things come from within and defile a man.' " (Mark 7:20-23, NKJV) In Romans 1, where the apostle Paul lists 23 things against sinful men, the 13th in the list is haters of God. |