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INTRODUCTION
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• Coincidences in the Bible that convey, or assume, information or knowl-
edge that cannot be expected to be known in biblical times.
• Other coincidences from Jewish tradition or Jewish history (as related

earlier, no reference to possible present-day fulfillment of biblical proph-
ecies is attempted).

Accordingly, the book is divided into four major parts, with the following four
titles.

Part I: Coincidences in the Hebrew Language: Messages of Design
Part II: Coincidences in the Hebrew Language: Hidden, Unexpected Information
Part III: Coincidences in the Bible
Part IV: Supplementary Coincidences

The larger part of these coincidences have been the result of my own observation
over the many years that these coincidences have intrigued me (and occasionally
deprived me of my peace of mind). Coincidences that I have known from other
sources—and the origins of which I was able to trace—are quoted in the most
possible accurate terms. The Internet and some good friends have been a great
help for me in pinpointing these sources, wherever they existed.
All coincidences related to the Bible refer to the Old Testament only. This is
because I am convinced that my knowledge of the Old Testament and my acquain-
tance with it qualify me to an acceptable degree (though lacking formal education
related to interpreting of biblical texts) to write about coincidences therein. No
similar qualification can be extended to the New Testament.

The notation in the book includes both English and Hebrew. Because the text
is displayed in English, Hebrew words, given within the text in English letters,
are marked by raised numerals, and then given in the appendix, in the original
Hebrew letters marked by similar numbering.
In all Hebrew words written with English letters, the letter combination ch
stands for the eighth Hebrew letter, chet, and should be read as “K” (there is no
English letter equivalent to the chet). The ch combination is also used for the
eleventh Hebrew letter, kaf, when the latter is pronounced similarly to chet. Also,
the combination tz always stands for the Hebrew letter tzadi.
Biblical English quotations used in the book are based on several available Bible
translations, a list of which is given in a separate paragraph at the book’s references
section. A major source for these Bible quotations was the Jerusalem Bible (2000).
The reason for using different translations for different verse quotations was my