What is significance does the number 4 have in Bible?

Answer 1

Some biblical numerologist would say the number four symbolizes a period of 'testing,' or a 'trial period' and finally completion of said tasks. This includes multiples or intensifiers of four the most common was 40 days of fasting in the desert or 40 years of wandering in the desert until the sinful generation past.

Answer 2

The understated are just some verses where the number four play an imortant part:-

Ezek. 1: 5-6, 8, 10, 15-18
5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living acreatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.

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8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.

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10 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.

The reason for there being four is not explained, neither are other numbers such as 3,31/2, and 7 also the good old favourite 666.

Answer 3

In The Bible in the New Testament four, 4 means the four gospels . That is the gospel of Matthew. Mark, Luke and John.

Answer 4

Many consider the number 4 and multiples thereof to mean 'testing/trials' and completion of such.