One hundred and fifty three

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One hundred and fifty three
153
presentation
Roman CLIII
dual 1001 1001
Octal 231
Duodecimal 109
Hexadecimal 99
Morse code - - - - · · · · · · · - - - 
Mathematical properties
sign positive
parity odd
Factorization
Divider 1, 3, 9, 17, 51, 153

153 is a natural number . Because of its extraordinary mathematical properties and the mention in John's Gospel , it has received special attention.

Mathematical relationships

153 is a triangular number with base 17, that is, it corresponds to the sum of the numbers from 1 to 17.

153 is also the sum of the faculties from 1 to 5: 1! + 2! + 3! + 4! + 5!

The number 153 is the smallest Armstrong number , as it applies to it that the sum of the cubes of its individual digits results in 153:

Even if you add the cubes of the individual digits of any number divisible by 3 and proceed with the resulting number again, you always end up at 153 after a finite number of steps.

153 is the sum of 144, the 12th function value of the Fibonacci sequence (= only Fibonacci number greater than 1, whose element number squared gives the function value) and the checksum of 144.

Religious meaning

153 is the number of chapters in the first four books of the Christian Bible ( Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus and Numbers ) that are identical to the first four books of the Jewish Tanakh .

In the Gospel of John ( John 21:11  EU ) the number appears in a scene in which the disciples meet the risen Christ at the lake of Gennesaret . The disciples, who initially fish unsuccessfully, make a rich catch at the behest of Jesus:

“So Simon Peter went and pulled the net ashore. It was filled with a hundred and fifty-three large fish, and although there were that many, the net did not tear. "

The specification of this exact number has sparked speculation about its significance. In the New Testament and the Christian tradition, fishing is a symbol for the winning of believers through Jesus himself or his disciples ( Lk 5,4–11  EU ). This also plays a role here. The church father Jerome mentions in an interpretation of Ez 47  EU with reference to Joh 21,11 that Greek zoologists gave the number of all fish species as 153. The source of this zoological indication is historically not verifiable, but Jerome's assertion shows that at least in the Christian tradition of the 4th century the number 153 was seen as a symbol for the fullness of all humanity.

Due to the property of 153 as a triangular number on base 17, various other speculations about the meaning have arisen. According to Kabbalistic number mysticism , 17 corresponds to the numerical value of the Hebrew word טוב ("good"). The triangular number then stands for the fulfillment of this concept, whereby the 153 stands for the final fulfillment of the good mission of Jesus. Experts also point out that at Ez 47.9–10  EU there is a rich fishery between the places En Gedi and En Eglajim . The numerical value of the name "Gedi" is 17, that of the name "Eglajim" 153. With the number 153 the evangelist wanted to refer to this prophetic connection in Ezekiel, which already promises a salutary event that is fulfilled in Jesus.

One of the most important collections of text in Bahaitum , the Hidden Words , contains a total of 153 aphorisms.

Other meanings

According to the numerology of Pythagoras , the sum of all species in nature is 153.

Euagrios Pontikos explains 153 as follows: 100 is the square , 28 the triangle and 25 the circle . So the number stands for the harmonization of opposites.

In chemistry , 153 is the atomic number for the hypothetical chemical element unpenttrium . In human biochemistry , the muscle protein myoglobin and the cytokine interleukin-1β each have a length of 153 amino acids .

Remarks

  1. ↑ Hieronymus: In Ez 47,6-12 .
  2. ↑ Friedrich Weinreb: Inner World of the Word in the New Testament, pp. 243–246.
  3. ↑ Hartwig Thyen: Das Johannesevangelium, p. 785.
  4. ↑ UniProtKB - P02144 (MYG_HUMAN). In: UniProtKB. UniProt , accessed on June 18, 2020 .
  5. ↑ UniProtKB - P01584 (IL1B_HUMAN). In: UniProtKB. UniProt , accessed on June 18, 2020 .

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