The number 31
Offspring, progeny, family
Thirty-one appears in contexts of family and offspring. There were 31 kings defeated by Joshua. Proverbs 31 describes the virtuous woman and mother. It is a prime number.
In Hebrew and Greek
Hebrew
Shloshim v'echad (שְׁלוֹשִׁים וְאֶחָד) - thirty-one
Greek
Triakonta kai heis (τριάκοντα καὶ εἷς) - thirty-one
First occurrence
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
The pattern in Scripture
- 31 kings defeated (Josh 12:24)
- Proverbs 31 - virtuous woman
- 31 chapters in Proverbs
31:31 verses
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest t...
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses.
If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and...