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Hebrew word · Strong H259

What does 111 mean in the Bible?

The number 111 does not appear in the Bible, and the Bible does not teach reading messages in repeated numbers. In the Bible, 1 is the number of God's oneness — “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD” (Deuteronomy 6:4) — and of the unity he gives his people.

The number 1 in Hebrew

אֶחָד

ʼechâd · transliteration · ekh-awd' · pronunciation

In Strong’s lexicon
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
In the King James
  • one553
  • a43
  • first35
  • another31
  • other30
  • any17
Appears in
739 verses

See the full H259 entry →Also in the lexicon: G1520 εἷς

What the Bible says

The idea of “angel numbers” comes from numerology, not from Scripture, which points to God and his word as the place where he speaks (Hebrews 1:1-2) and asks us not to seek guidance in omens (Deuteronomy 18:10-12).

1 runs through the Bible as a confession: there is one God. And Jesus prays that his people may be one, as he and the Father are one (John 17:21). Paul sums it up: “One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all” (Ephesians 4:5-6).

Where the number 1 appears

John 17:21

That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
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Frequently asked questions

Is 111 an angel number?
Not in the Bible. Scripture does not link angels to repeated numbers; when angels speak in the Bible, they use plain words (Luke 1:19).
What does “the Lord is one” mean?
It is the Shema, Israel's confession of faith in Deuteronomy 6:4: there is one God, and he deserves the love of the whole heart. Jesus called it the first of all the commandments (Mark 12:29-30).

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