Meaning of Numbers: The Number 112
The English phrase "hundred and twelve," used for the number 112, is recorded 6 times in 6 King James Bible verses.
The possible meaning of the number 112 is derived from the occurrence of certain words in the Hebrew and Greek of Scripture.
The name Isaac is found 112 times in 105 King James Old Testament verses. Isaac, known as "the son of laughter," was the promised child of Abraham and Sarah.
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him (Genesis 17:19, KJV).
Psalm 112 contains two of the best verses regarding revering God.
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments! . . . He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord (verses 1 and 7 of Psalm 112, ESV).
Appearances of Number One Hundred Twelve
The captives taken by Babylon out of Jerusalem and Judah were allowed to return to the land under Persia's King Cyrus (Ezra 1:1 - 3). Of the families that came back, those who were the children of Jorah (called the children of Hariph in Nehemiah 7:24) totaled 112.
And these are the children of the province who went up out of the captivity, of those who had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon . . . These are the ones who came with Zerubbabel . . . The children of Jorah, a hundred and twelve (Ezra 2:1 - 2, 18, HBFV).
The Greek word anistemi, Strong's #G450, appears 112 in 111 Greek New Testament verses. It is found the most in Acts (45 times) followed by the gospel of Luke (27) and then the book of Mark (18).
Anistemi means to stand up, to arise, to raise up or to rise again. It is used in Jesus' famous condemnation of Jewish religious leaders in Matthew 12.
The men of Nineveh shall rise (anistemi) in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas (Jonah); and, behold, a greater than Jonas (Jonah) is here (Matthew 12:41, KJV).
For when they (humans) shall rise (anistemi) from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven (Mark 12:25, KJV).
The Hebrew word negeb, Strong's Concordance #H5045, occurs 112 times in the Hebrew Old Testament. It is written the most in the book of Joshua (27 times) followed by Ezekiel (15).
Negeb is translated "south," and sometimes "southward," in the King James. One of its first uses describes Abraham's journey from Egypt.
And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south (negeb, the southern part of Canaan, Genesis 13:1, KJV).
And thy seed (Abraham) shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south (negeb): and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed (Genesis 28:14, KJV).
Number 112 and the Ark of the Covenant
King David, after he prepared a place in Jerusalem for the Ark of the Covenant, assembled the high priests and Levites together to transport it from Obed-edom (1Chronicles 15:1 - 4). This was his second attempt to move the ark as his first attempt failed with deadly consequences. The sons of Uzziel, one of the Levitical families that aided the move, numbered 112 men.
And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto his place, which he had prepared for it. And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites . . . Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve (1Chronicles 15:3 - 4, 10, KJV).
More Info on Biblical Meaning of 112
The English phrase "hundred and twelve," used for the number 112, is found in 1Chronicles and Ezra (two each) followed by Genesis and Nehemiah (one each).
There are 3 words and phrases in the Bible's original languages that are recorded exactly 112 times.
As of 2016, according to the United Bible Societies, 112 English language editions of God's word existed (The Bible in 100 Numbers).
Seven, in combination with other numbers, is unusual (seven and fifty, seven and one hundred, etc.) according to Number in Scripture by Bullinger. He asserts there are 112 of these combinations in God's word.
The only Biblical chapter that has more than 100 verses is Psalm 119. Verse 112 of this Psalm states the following
I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes always, even to the end (verse 112 of Psalm 119, HBFV).
112 is equal to 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 (or 2 to the fourth power) x 7.
The Roman Republic, soon to be the Roman Empire, added to the territory it controlled by conquering several African lands from 112 to 105 B.C.
The Greek holos, Strong's #G3650, is written 112 times in 99 Greek New Testament verses. It is recorded the most in the gospel of Matthew (23 times) followed by the book of Acts (21) and then Mark (19).
Holos, an adjective, is used to reference something that is all (altogether), whole or complete.
Now all (holos) this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying . . . (Matthew 1:22, KJV).
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole (holos) body shall be full of light (Matthew 6:22, KJV).
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole (holos) world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty (Revelation 16;14, KJV).