What is the significance of the number 40?

Why is the number 40, in the Bible, symbolic of testing and trial? How is forty related to humility? read more

The Meaning of Numbers: The Number 40. Mentioning 146 times in Scripture, the number 40 generally symbolizes a period of testing, trial or probation. During Moses' life he lived forty years in Egypt and forty years in the desert before God selected him to lead his people out of slavery. read more

The Significance of the Number 40 Todd Dennis and Richard Anthony Of all the types and shadows of the Old Testament, none is as pervasive and important as the shadows revealed in the relationship between"forty," and the fulfillment of promises. read more

Summary: Surprisingly a time period of 40 (days, weeks, years) is significant. The information below is from Nave’s Topical Bible. read more

Appearances of the number forty. The book of Exodus, with its 40 chapters and 1,213 verses, is the seventh longest book. The longest is the Psalms. From the time they entered the promised land, to the time of King Saul, Israel was sporadically governed by a number of individuals known as Judges. read more