Properties of the number 42

Symbolism

• According to R. Allendy, this number represents "the antagonism in natural cycles. Here, the Spirit opposed to the matter, the good opposed to the evil, continue their fight in the oscillations of the world and result into the Karma - 4+2 = 6. It is the Karma or the Providence in the evolution - 42 = 6x7".

• J. Boehme calls this number "the Sky, place of the divine desire".

• Number representing a time of suffering and test, according to the Bible.

• In Japan, the 42 is a sign wearing misfortune because it is told SHI-RI, that has for homonymous the death.

Bible

• The 42 generations of Abraham to the Christ in the Gospel according to Matthew and the 42 generations of David to the Christ according to Luke. (Lk 3,23-38)

• The gentiles will trample the holy city during 42 month. (Rv 11,2)

• The 42 months where it was given to the Beast to act and to blaspheme. (Rv 13,5)

• The famine of the time of Elijah lasts 42 month. (Lk 4,25)

• The little children mocked of the prophet Elisha. This one curses them and the fierce animals come out of the forest killing 42 of them. (2 K 2,24)

General

• The current distribution of the Revelation is 22 chapters, adopted since the 13th century. But Swete (1909, deep commentator, scholar and pious) had divided it into 42 sections, in three series of 14, making thus the relationship with the 42 generations represented by the sum of the three series of fourteen generations starting from Abraham to the Christ. For this reason, he considered 42 as a Messianic number: the second advent of the Christ, whose speaks the Revelation, would be prepared by 42 divisions of time, just as the first had been it by the 42 generations of believing of the elected people.

• The Odes of Solomon are 42.

• In the Talmud it is written that the divine name of 42 letters is the greatest of the mysteries. These 42 letters contain the names of the ten Sephiroth.

• According to the book of the Dead Egyptians, the defunct, at his death, passes ahead of 42 judges.

• The Cabal speaks about the 42 Authioth.

• According to the Mesopotamian tradition, the surface of the Tower of Babel occupies 42 agrarian measures.

• The Ancient Egyptians had divided their country into 42 parts.

Occurrence

• The number 42 is used 8 times in the Bible.

• The numbers 11 and 15 are used 42 times in the Bible.

• On the whole, 42 books of the Bible use the number 7, whose eight in the NT.

• Nicephore, which deducted the words of the Greek original text of the Revelation, counted 42 proper nouns.

• The word star is used 42 times in the OT.

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Friar Laurence's concoction

by Caliban - 5/08/13 5:47 AM

In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Juliet drinks a potion that will render her unconscious...seemingly dead, for forty-two hours.

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42

by Tony - 1/25/11 2:16 AM

I will tell you one thing; Do not be afraid. Be glad that you are priviledged to be amongst millions of people chosen. Most of you seeing these numbers ask yourself this; How has your life been over the years? Family, health, job, etc...
This number represents a turning point.Life is a repeat. We all have 3 strikes, and after that its all over.
Continue to do the things that you do. Most of you seeing these number are going through a very rough time, but still find a way to keep a smile on your face. Sometimes you even ask yourself where you got the positive energy from to move on the way you do... The number 42 is filled with huge amount of energy. We have been constructed by the greatest scientist of all. Such that words alone cannot describe His works, which is why most of us refer to it as miracle.
He knows each and every mind, and you are one of His.
There is a HUGE road ahead my friends, one lead to life and the other to destruction.
You already have a a stamp on life on your forehead. Now making... more...

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RE: 42

by Richie - 2/13/11 2:49 PM

May I have your email? I really need to share something with you, you seem to understand the number and we need your help...

RE: 42

by H 42 - 4/06/11 4:19 PM

Ohh my God I am so so so glad that I saw this blog. I thought I was going mad. when I dream its usually how it would turn out exactly or very very close. and I see 42 everywhere. everywhere. when I see my computer time its 99% of the time the minuets are 42 if I see a house door its 42 when I sit in a restaurant and see the numbers on the antique chair its 42 I recently tolled my friend to just keep an eye on it for me because I thought may be I am seeing it everywhere and its really not happening. because I experience dejavue too. and she is confirming it and she is the one that tolled me to goggle the number and what it means which led me to this lovely posts. please tell me more.(everything that you just described in your post is exactly me)

RE: 42

by Anonymous - 10/13/11 9:54 AM

Please may i have your email? im going trough some changes im my life and lately i remember everything i dream of, i guess im starting to understand whats this all about but this number keeps popping everywhere i look. I also started to know more about my friends family and people i know and realized that most of them are hidding something, but the weird thing is that suddenly i knew who i had to pay more atention to

RE: 42

by Sophia - 1/05/12 8:32 AM

Id like to know more

Tony and Brothers and Sisters

by Jeanne - 2/09/12 2:32 PM

Please, shall we connect with one another. So that we might unite is a common cause. Thank you Tony. You have brought great comfort to me in this wonderful journey... I can be found on facebook by name, email, or link; Jeanne Underwood, nephthys 13 at yahoo, Your best bet is to find me on facebook. apeazantslight is my facebook url... I choose, Harm None! Namaste......

RE: 42

by sobie - 4/29/12 5:39 PM

Tony u answerd mu question I really want to hear from u

RE: 42

by liz - 5/07/12 12:00 PM

So this is a good symbol? It's a positive thing to see this everywhere? I was kinda confused by what you wrote not too sure if this is a good thing or not because u said theres a road to life and destruction? what did you necessarily mean by that?

RE: 42

by Tina - 6/19/12 8:54 PM

I don't know if you still have access to this web page I would love to speak with you. It's concerning the number 42. Please email me at whitfieldtina

RE: 42

by Anonymous - 7/23/12 4:39 AM

What do you mean by being amongst the millions chosen

Re: 42

by Mike - 5/02/13 4:35 PM

I want to hear more, I am a 30 year old male. 42 follows me. I do have tons of energy, but not ADD type , it\'s controllable physical energy. I can work and work, then ride my bicycle 100 miles which I did every weekend, so I'm no stranger to energy. The other thing u said that struck my interest is my smile. No matter what, could be the worst day on earth, and I have a smile. People on a regular basis ask me why I am always happy. I honestly do not know, it's like deep down in my core , the happiness prevails. I have a serious side , I get my work done and damn well. Very few can keep up with me , and I am not bragging. I am only trying to figure out who I really am. Why do I have that smile ? And how did u know that us 42's have these traits ? Please respond because I am very interested thanks.

Relief...at last

by Lyanne - 4/07/13 1:19 PM

I really hope 42 has a good meaning otherwise it's scary.i mostly see it when checking on time

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Blessing

by Lyanne - 4/07/13 1:14 PM

I really hope 42 has a good meaning otherwise it's scary.i mostly see it when checking on time

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42

by brother in christ - 11/10/11 11:43 AM

had a carpenter in building me some cupboards, i had to nip out to get him some knobs to finish the doors off.....and my bill in B&Q came to £42.42p.....i'm not joking . i looked at the missus and said....look at that. you don't see that everyday on your bill

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Re: 42

by curious 42 - 4/02/13 10:51 PM

I was searching the symbolism of 42 in relation to Jesus 3 1/2 years( 42 months) on earth and the 42 generations he came down through and came across this site. Interesting information, but I realize this number was also relating to the fact three of my sibblings died at the age 42 three ye
ars apart from each other. Every three years one sibbling would reach 42 and die. I know it was the result of a witches curse over my generation, but thank God the curse has been reversed back on the witch. I give God the Glory and all the praise.

42

by Vivek narain - 4/02/13 12:56 PM

At 42 you get shattered like ice in the rapids. Gone with the wind or without. Jack london aod elvis presley quit the world at this age london did it 2 yrs before because hedonism can't go on after 42.

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RE:Wow....Finally

by KS - 3/24/13 8:46 PM

Thanks for the info! Can you please let me know what website you found that information on.... I would like to learn more about it! Thanks!

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Wow.. Finally!!

by Exposure Girl - 3/15/13 5:52 PM

Oh Wow I'm glad I've found this post! I've been haunted by this number since Oct 2012 (it's Mar 2013) and in Dec I got really fed up about this number following me. When I researched it I found the most interesting site. When I read it I was amazed because it coincided right along with the situation I am enduring currently! It read.. And this is for all of us that is hunted by this number. It reads:

Number 42

This is a fortunate number. It promises the assistance and association of those
of rank and position with one's plans. It also denotes gain through love and the
opposite sex. People having name in this number will have a steady mind. Good
jobs will come seeking them. Diseases like diabetic also can get cured. They will
have success in all aspect of life. They will have fame and wealth. They can win any
argument by the power of speech. They will have the power to attract many
others. If people born on 3, 12, 21, 30 have name in number 42 they cannot
expect good result.

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my daily 42

by Jason - 3/06/13 2:47 AM

For the past 5 years the number 42 has shown itself in such ways where even some friends were able to catch this number simply by hanging around me enough.It started on houses as im walking through a neighbourhood, randomly turning to look at a house literally everytime I looked it was house number 42. From movies I bought to even the secons on a clock. Faith?

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Bad feelings

by Anonymous - 12/31/10 10:42 AM

I am so relieved to have found this page and that I am not the only one. For the past 4/5 years I see the number 42 all over the place. I feel like im just going crazy sometimes but when I see it I get a really bad feeling almost like its a warning that something really bad is going to happen. I dont know how just the sight of a number can make me feel like that but im scared something really bad is going to happen in relation to that number.

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RE: Bad feelings

by Anonymous - 9/03/12 11:56 PM

it's funny, i said years ago randomly in a chat room being stupid.. "42 is my favorite number" this was well before I smoked or knew what 420 was or really was into numerology or studying symbolism as I do now.

I've never looked up the meaning of this til now, even when as a Christian I still saw this number everywhere, I couldn't decipher what the symbolism in christ being 42 generations from Abraham was. This is so clear now!

I have had countless experiences over the years of seeing the number 42 randomly, to the point I thought I was insane. That I was just seeing it as a pattern and I obsessively and subconsciously had to look for it or notice it consciously when I saw it. This is true at least perhaps in some way, but I eventually learned to connect the intuitive feeling when noticing the time 10:42 on the clock more times than I can ever count. ALWAYS, at moments of some signifigant emotion, experience, or it would cause me to be alert or more sensitive to my surroundings and upcoming day to be... more...

RE: Bad feelings

by Anonymous - 11/28/12 6:45 AM

same here bro, i see it everywhere, but im no afraid tho

RE: Bad feelings

by Anonymous - 2/25/13 8:42 AM

out of all these post I was drawn to yours the most. It is weird how that works. when my day is going smoothly, those days I could catch :42 after every hour. and microwaves.. I walk up to microwaves, DVD players, receipts, dates April 2nd, I feel like it's my lucky day( and it usually is) My first day at work Driving, I drove my boss around and when I got to his house, he told me to log the miles, and I looked at the mileage 64278. In 1996 I won first out of 42 entrees and that's where it started for me. It's been haunting me ever since. I almost wonder if something bad was going to happen on the day's I would Miss it by a minute or two.. :43 :44 but it never effected my day, but I would be in a daze and what I was thinking about at the time came into play in my life somehow. ------The story about the 42 speed limit doesn't add up...speed limits are 20,25, 35, 45,55,65...and if I'm wrong about that, why would you get a ticket for going the speed limit. The story does not add up----If there is ever a study I would be a good person to study for sure. And---- 7 -27 -42 -78 -4278 these all pop up a lot.

42 speed limit

by Julie - 2/02/13 9:55 AM

I got a speeding ticket going 42 then I pass the sign for the speed limit and its 42. go figure

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42

by Geroid Iarla - 1/17/13 8:31 AM

Love it, it's my appartment number!

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i love 42

by Yair Edelstain - 1/17/13 1:39 AM

PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLS PLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

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42

by Anonymous - 12/12/10 7:37 AM

42 keeps on popping up everywhere and im even the 42 one to comment. its freaky

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RE: 42

by Anonymous - 1/10/11 10:23 PM

I see this number all the time it really is starting to get weird. Can someone give me some answers?

RE: 42

by Changed by God - 1/03/13 8:45 AM

I remember the number 42 being my bestfriend and my "secret" number....the number came up again between a former co-worker and I years ago where we discussed the deeper meaning of 42. Shortly thereafter his life DRASTICALLY changed...at 1st for the worse, but the change grew him as a person. I hadn't thought of the number for years. Just now, doing research on the occult, the number 42 comes up again...which brought me to this site. I just turned 44. I have come through the absolute most difficult year of my life...a year of horrible change: of job, of home, of relationship, of family, I even lost my father. But, wait...when did all this change initially get it's jump start??? THE LAST 6 DAYS OF MY 42nd YEAR! Change that both tore asunder and rebuilt...change that opened my eyes to evil and good. I do not see 42 daily as you all do, but trust me, I know the significance of it. I only wish I knew it's basic meaning.

Thanks for the Info!

by Peregrine1911 - 1/04/11 2:10 PM

I had been researching what has been classified as one of the most bizarre Bible stories, that of Elisha, the two she-bears, and 42 children of Bethel. I am of the opinion that something was garbled in translation and even at that, it was never intended to be given a literal interpretation.

I think much of it could be answered by fields such as astrotheology. Right before this, Elijah is taken to heaven with two chariots and a whirlwind. There are many cultures in the northern hemisphere that speak of "chariots in the sky" and of whirlwinds. Look up at Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, and the optical illusion of "spinning" around Polaris. Sometimes they are called chariots, sometimes she-bears (involves the constellation of Virgo).

Still, I could not pinpoint what the 42 children might mean. In Sumerian mythologies, the number 40 was a sacred number attributed to Enki, a god of sweet waters, wisdom, magic, and civilization. So I tried "sacred number 42" and found this page.

So far it has been helpful. I... more...

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42

by Karolis - 11/10/12 8:21 PM

Math is the basis of everything. It's universal language through Universe. This shows us that we, and everything else is a grand creation.
42 is just a symbol to remind us this. To remind us that we are the builders and creators of this grand creation. And it's not surprising that most of us see these numbers in harsh and not stable periods of our lives.
It remained us that future is not written.

I found out about this "number illness" from my love of my life. She told me about this, and i was all skeptical.
But some time passed and i was thinking that i'm going crazy and there was 0 skepticism left.
At that time i'v had interesting thoughts in my head. Interesting theories and thoughts.
Long story short. I was a moron and didn't appreciate what i had. We broke up. (At that time i didn't realized i loved her so much. It all happened in 2006 and i still do love her)
I started to waste my days, health, my talents. I was drunk or high or both all the time. Didn't know where i was going and didn't care.
Some... more...

42

by PEDRO A RODRIGUEZ VEGA - 7/31/12 12:48 AM

Every thing is connected by this number. Like there are 42 pairs of chromosomes in the human DNA. OR 42 42 42 = 666. ALEPH = 42. the last generation is 42. 42 servant of the lord. see Isaiah 42.

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RE: 42

by Anonymous - 10/25/12 6:20 AM

42 42 42 42 42 42 42 = 6666666 wow I see your point that is spooky.
What a silly post!

RE: 42

by Anonymous - 11/04/12 1:08 AM

for your info ... 22 pairs of chromosomes 22 x 2 = 44 + X + Y = 46 chromosomos in the human DNA (not 42 pairs).

42

by Jim Neighbors - 8/29/12 12:37 PM

00:42 = 12:42 pm
1242 sec = (0.345) hr

The Name = (345)* hebrew
--->Yeshua = 391 (hebrew)
--->hr/min/sec hand at 3/9/1 = (3:45:5)

345 sec = (5.45)* min
--->545.55555 sec = 9.0925925925 min
--->Yehoshua HaMeshiach = (925)* jewish

0.0925 hr = (333)* sec
--->The Number Three Hundred Thirty-Three = (1904)* jewish
---> 19:04 = (7:04)* PM
--->Yeshua = 704 (jewish)

7:04 opposite 5:56
--->5.56666 min = (5:34)*
--->5:34 PM = 17:34
---->What is the King's Number? = 1734 (jewish)

1904 sec = (0.52888)* hr
--->Yehoshua = 528 (hebrew)

Three Hundred Thirty-Three = 1434 (jewish)
--->14:34 = (2:34)* PM

hr/min/sec hand at 2/3/4 = 2:15:20
--->2152.0 sec = (35:52)*

925
952
259
295
529
592
>>>SUM---> = 3552
--->Yehoshua HaMeshiach = 925 (jewish)

Who is the Most High God? = 1533 (jewish)
15:33 = 3:33 PM

15.333 min = 15:20
--->15:20 hr/min hand at (3/4)*

00:34 = 12:34 AM
--->12:34 = 754 sec
--->Yehoshua HaMeshiach = 754 (hebrew)
--->Shem Qadshi = 754 (hebrew)
------>"My Holy Name"

234 *from... more...

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42 accept it!

by Anonymous - 7/23/12 6:34 AM

I have recognized the number 42 since I was 7 and I am now 22: ironic age right my fellow 42 visioners? Haha I even have the number tattooed over my heart on my chest. Its nice to run across this blog and see that others like me also recognize this number.
I find the majority of the posts contain question after question, panic, or sincere confusion over why we are seeing 42. You are only "haunted" by 42 if you allow yourself to be "haunted" by it. One person says its a curse and the next says its a gift, then the other says its a sign.
In my humble opinion, 42 is equal, 42 is honest, and 42 just makes plain sense.. so why over analyze something that magically works..? why over analyze something that has balance and flows so easily into our lives on a daily basis? That's the point! Don't!
No matter what way you take it, at the end of the day all that can be said is you're currently reading this blog in search for an answer, but in the great words from the hitchhikers guide.. what exactly is your question?... more...

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RE:42 accept it!

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42

by PEDRO A RODRIGUEZ VEGA - 7/31/12 1:13 AM

42 = new, war, jafet. Joshua took over from Moses. See Numbers 33. count the stops. Read Job 42. SIN = 42. See Hosea 4.2.

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42

by Hitchhiker - 5/18/12 2:31 AM

So long and thanks for all the fish.

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RE: 42

by Anonymous - 7/23/12 4:41 AM

Haha

How to understand the number 42 or any other numeric message.

by Rodo - 9/04/10 6:03 PM

OK people, here is a fact of functionality: if you really want to know why do you see the number 42, you need to let go of anticipation and discover why that number is showing up and what is the message behind it without little or none preconception of the outcome because it's something new. Simply take a deep breath and relax, in that state visualize the number 42 in your mind and wait peacefully for something but nothing in particular, after that you will provably see that there is more than just a simple perception of what could be but what it really is. Good luck!

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RE: How to understand the number 42 or any other numeric message.

by David l - 7/03/12 3:22 AM

This really make some sence when i readed this.
Im 27 now Ans since my birth THE number 42 was always in my mind like iets special.
And i made it my lucky number but cant use it much since its not very common to use.
I had some Dreams that came true And i even could forcome à Fight between me And my girl.
When i was callin i remebered THE dream And realized that i could stop THE Fight if i stopt .
And it helped.
When my grandparents died I dreamed about losing à teeth when they both seperatly died in different dates.
I can tell if people lying or doesnt show their real intensions.
Its not à feeling that i get but its just like you know it .
And i'm always right if i'm judging someone.
It sometimes even seems if im hating that person in other peoples eyes.
But in THE end i'm always right.
I'm Also Born with 2 Little piercing look à like holes above my ear hole 1 one each Side .
I Also readed some things that are written on this site.
They believe that if you have them that you are reïncarnated(Born again)
They said you Also have Dreams that come true And that you could dee through people if you talk to them.
Having allot of nightmares when i was young.
I dont remember all signs but its almost THE Same .
Its always Nice to know that there areother people

42

by G.Lambion - 5/31/12 9:50 AM

I see this number everywhere, at least twenty times a day... i always recognise it when something stops though e.g. like when i stop a movie, a song, a conversation. I also run to my phone without thinking when the time is 42 minutes past the hour. I have been going through a very difficult time in the last few months since it began, and have been close to death on two-three occasions. I don't know if I am being to superstitious but It has come to the point where I can't just ignore it and call it a coincidence. I never subconsciously look for the number either. what could this mean? karma? faith? a test?

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Maat religion

by David de Ruiter a.k.a Lucifer - 5/17/12 4:14 PM

The revival of the Maat religion. Brought to life by Joshua and Lucifer.

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pls contact someone

by Aakash - 5/11/12 2:25 PM

Hi,i am facing the same problem...42 is haunting me...and ever since i am going through a very rough time..anyone who like to discuss with me please contact me

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42 and 17

by Anonymous - 3/06/12 10:30 AM

I see 42 alot, and it relates to me, but 17 is my main number that chose me. whenever i randomly look at something that has something to do with numbers WHAM 17 is there. Its like my mind or subconcious is programmed to notice number 17, or anything related to it. It chose me. And for most of you, number 42 chose you. Follow your number be your number.

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