number of the beast

number associated with the beast in the Book of Revelation; either 666 or 616, depending on the manuscript
Place symbol Q666
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number of the beast

Summary

number of the beast is a symbol[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of symbol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,979 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • number of the beast's instance of is recorded as symbol[3].
  • number of the beast's instance of is recorded as biblical concept[4].
  • number of the beast's instance of is recorded as positive integer[5].
  • number of the beast's instance of is recorded as Angel Numbers[6].
  • number is named after number of the beast[7].
  • The Beast is named after number of the beast[8].
  • Antichrist is named after number of the beast[9].
  • number of the beast is part of Biblical numerology[10].
  • number of the beast's Commons category is recorded as Number of the Beast[11].
  • number of the beast's facet of is recorded as 666[12].
  • number of the beast's facet of is recorded as 616[13].
  • number of the beast's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • number of the beast's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • number of the beast's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • number of the beast's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • number of the beast's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/666[18].
  • number of the beast's different from is recorded as 666[19].
  • number of the beast's different from is recorded as Number of the Beast[20].
  • number of the beast's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[21].

Body

Geography

number of the beast is part of Biblical numerology[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include symbol[3], biblical concept[4], positive integer[5], and Angel Numbers[6].

History and Context

Things named after include number[7], a mathematical concept[22]; The Beast[8], a mythical creature[23]; and Antichrist[9], a biblical character[24].

Cultural Significance

Things named for number of the beast include The Number of the Beast[25], a musical work/composition[26]; Titanic 666[27], a film[28], directed by Nick Lyon[29]; and 666[30], a musical group[31].

Why It Matters

number of the beast ranks in the top 4% of symbol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,979 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include The Number of the Beast[25], a musical work/composition[26]; Titanic 666[27], a film[28], directed by Nick Lyon[29]; and 666[30], a musical group[31].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . takanta.com. takanta.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag six-hundred-and-sixty-six-the-number-in-the-bible
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  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007546139205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
  3. 8w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of symbol, biblical concept, positive integer +1
    Danbooru tag ~666
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    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q16317911]], разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect [[Q28920044]] → [[Q16317911]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q28920044_Q1631"
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