Ethiopia אתיופיה
Ethiopia — in Hebrew אתיופיה — country in East Africa. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 30 sequences of Ethiopia, the shortest at skip 130 (Genesis 5:13); chance alone would give about 23.6.
- Found in the Torah
- 30
- Chance alone
- 23.6
- P (≥ found)
- 0.11
- Shortest skip
- 130
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, אתיופיה appears 30 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 23.6, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 130 — the first at Genesis 5:13, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 50,808, the Torah holds 118 sequences of אתיופיה, against about 126 from chance alone.
- Genesis 6
- Exodus 6
- Leviticus 3
- Numbers 8
- Deuteronomy 7
The shortest skips
וַיְחִי קֵינָן אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־מַֽהֲלַלְאֵל אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה וּשְׁמֹנֶה מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת
And Kenan lived after he begot Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years, and begot sons and daughters.
skip 130, width 130 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 5,946Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־לֹא קָרוֹב אָחִיךָ אֵלֶיךָ וְלֹא יְדַעְתּוֹ וַאֲסַפְתּוֹ אֶל־תּוֹךְ בֵּיתֶךָ וְהָיָה עִמְּךָ עַד דְּרֹשׁ אָחִיךָ אֹתוֹ וַהֲשֵׁבֹתוֹ לֽוֹ
And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, and thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it home to thy house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother require it, and thou shalt restore it to him.
skip 592, width 592 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 284,037Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־בָּא יוֹסֵף אֶל־אֶחָיו וַיַּפְשִׁיטוּ אֶת־יוֹסֵף אֶת־כֻּתָּנְתּוֹ אֶת־כְּתֹנֶת הַפַּסִּים אֲשֶׁר עָלָֽיו
And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his coat, the coat of many colours that was on him;
skip 989, width 989 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 55,292Open in the laboratory →
וְהַנּוֹתֶרֶת מִמֶּנָּה יֹאכְלוּ אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו מַצּוֹת תֵּֽאָכֵל בְּמָקוֹם קָדֹשׁ בַּחֲצַר אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵד יֹאכְלֽוּהָ
And that which is left thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat; it shall be eaten without leaven in a holy place; in the court of the tent of meeting they shall eat it.
skip 1,169, width 1,169 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 148,332Open in the laboratory →
דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם בְּבֹֽאֲכֶם אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי מֵבִיא אֶתְכֶם שָֽׁמָּה
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye come into the land whither I bring you,
skip 1,193, width 1,193 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 214,096Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אתיופיה appears 86 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 93.2, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 6
- Exodus 6
- Leviticus 3
- Numbers 8
- Deuteronomy 9
- Joshua 2
- Judges 2
- Samuel 2
- Kings 5
- Isaiah 5
- Jeremiah 5
- Ezekiel 8
- The Twelve 1
- Psalms 6
- Job 3
- Ruth 1
- Lamentations 1
- Ecclesiastes 1
- Daniel 1
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1
- Chronicles 10
Outside the Torah
קָטֹן וְגָדוֹל שָׁם הוּא וְעֶבֶד חָפְשִׁי מֵאֲדֹנָֽיו
The small and great are there alike; And the servant is free from his master.
skip 141, width 141 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 966,645Open in the laboratory →
אַל־תִּבְכּוּ לְמֵת וְאַל־תָּנֻדוּ לוֹ בְּכוּ בָכוֹ לַֽהֹלֵךְ כִּי לֹא יָשׁוּב עוֹד וְרָאָה אֶת־אֶרֶץ מוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ
Weep ye not for the dead, Neither bemoan him; But weep sore for him that goeth away, For he shall return no more, Nor see his native country.
skip 231, width 231 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 672,803Open in the laboratory →
וְאָֽמְרוּ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יִתָּכֵן דֶּרֶךְ אֲדֹנָי הַדְּרָכַי לֹא יִתָּֽכְנּוּ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל הֲלֹא דַרְכֵיכֶם לֹא יִתָּכֵֽן
Yet saith the house of Israel: The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, is it My ways that are not equal? is it not your ways that are unequal?
skip 257, width 257 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 751,561Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אתיופיה — the name in Hebrew letters: country in East Africa. Searched as אתיופיה, 7 letters, with a standard gematria value of 512.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ethiopia in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, אתיופיה appears 30 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 23.6, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Ethiopia in the Torah?
Skip 130, reading backward from Genesis 5:13 — the shortest of 30 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 23.6.
How is Ethiopia spelled in Hebrew?
Ethiopia is spelled אתיופיה — 7 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 512.
Is Ethiopia in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אתיופיה appears 86 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 93.2, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 23.6 here) beside the count.