153/Historical Note

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): $153$