Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these
things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them
all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is
strong in power; not one faileth. Figurate Numbers are numbers
that can be represented as a regular array of points, such as a
triangle, square, or pentagon. Such numbers figure prominently
in Scripture and are a highly significant part of its divine
design. I am greatly indebted to Vernon Jenkins for his
pioneering work in this area. His introduction to this topic and
its relation to Scripture is well worth reading. Another
excellent introduction - from a purely mathematical point of
view - may be found in the Figurate Number article on Many of
the significant numbers found in Scripture are members of
geometric number sequences. For example, the entire Canon is
divided into segments that contain 5, 12, or 22 Books. As
discussed below, these three numbers of the second, third, and
fourth terms of the Pentagonal Number Sequence.