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Historical Note on $153$ (One Hundred and Fifty-Three)
$153$ was the number of fish that the disciples of Jesus hauled out of the water when Jesus suggested they put their nets over the other side of the boat.
As a result, considerable numerological interpretation has been made of this.
For example, $153$ is the $17$th triangular number.
$17$ itself is the sum of $10$, for the Ten Commandments, and $7$, the number of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
And so on.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $153$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $153$