The number 28
Eternal life, covenant
Twenty-eight represents eternal life and covenant faithfulness. It is 4x7, combining creation/earth with spiritual perfection. The lunar cycle is approximately 28 days, marking times and seasons.
In Hebrew and Greek
Hebrew
Esrim u'shemoneh (עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁמוֹנֶה) - twenty-eight
Greek
Eikosi okto (εἴκοσι ὀκτώ) - twenty-eight
First occurrence
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
The pattern in Scripture
- Lunar cycle ~28 days
- 4x7 = earth x perfection
- Jehu reigned 28 years (2 Kings 10:36)
28:28 verses
And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of ...
And their meat offering of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto one bullock, two tenth dea...
The Lord shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is under...
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.