12 Tribes of Israel: Every Biblical List in One Chart
Jacob had twelve sons, yet Bible lists vary from 10-14 tribes. See every lineup in one chart and understand why the tribe names shift across Scripture.
41 Miracles You Didn’t Know Existed
Hidden glory in “the boring part” of Numbers 33.
9 Spectacular Place Name Puns in Micah 1
Who doesn’t love Hebrew puns foretelling destruction?
Bible Books by Chapter Count: Full List + Downloadable Chart
Instantly see every Bible book’s chapter count—from Obadiah’s 1 to Psalms’ 150—and grab a free CSV and printable PDF, to plan your reading.
Calling the Prophets
How do prophets know they’re prophets? Do they just go to sleep one night thinking they’re going to be a farmer or a shepherd or a stonemason, and the next day they wake up with the future laid out before them like a movie script?
Every Bible Author’s Favorite Words
Mark’s favorite word is “immediately.” What’s everyone else’s?
Fishing for Men: Naming Jesus’s Disciples
We all know Jesus had twelve disciples. So why does the New Testament give us fourteen names?
Four Gospels, Five Great Commissions
The first five books of the New Testament all record Great Commissions, so why do we always focus on Matthew?
More Some, Some More
All the details about graded numerical sequences that didn’t fit in the last post.
Moses’s Missing Math
The Israelites were famously bad at math, but here’s an instance where they relied on a technique that wouldn’t even be invented for another 3,000 years.
Noah’s Numbers: Timeline of the Flood
Rigorously parsing the account of the flood in Genesis 7 and 8.
Revelation by the Numbers: 0–1
John’s vision of the end of the world involves an awful lot of math. Putting some structure on all those numbers will help you make sense of it all. (Part 1)
Revelation by the Numbers: 1,600+
John’s vision of the end of the world involves an awful lot of math. Putting some structure on all those numbers will help you make sense of it all. (Part 5)
Revelation by the Numbers: 2–4
John’s vision of the end of the world involves an awful lot of math. Putting some structure on all those numbers will help you make sense of it all. (Part 2)
Revelation by the Numbers: 30–1,260
John’s vision of the end of the world involves an awful lot of math. Putting some structure on all those numbers will help you make sense of it all. (Part 4)
Revelation by the Numbers: 5–24
John’s vision of the end of the world involves an awful lot of math. Putting some structure on all those numbers will help you make sense of it all. (Part 3)
Some, Some More
This little Hebrew idiom never fails to bring me joy when I encounter it.
The Other Number of the Beast
The most famous number in the Bible may not be what you think it is.
Understanding the Sevens in Revelation
If you’ve ever wondered why Revelation has 7 of everything, this article will help. (Warning: there’s a little bit of math.)
Esther By the Numbers
The author of Esther embedded significant hidden structure in numbers. I can’t promise there will be no math.
Last updated July 12, 2025.