Four of the most theologically significant names in Scripture share the same
English gematria value (A=1, B=2, ... Z=26):
In plain English: YHWH (26) + PETER (64) — this study examines the mathematical relationship between God's name and the apostle called "the rock." PETER = 64 = DUST = ISRAEL = TRUTH = 2⁶. The analysis traces how the number 64 functions as a substrate frequency throughout the KJV, and how Peter's role as foundation stone is encoded in his name's mathematical properties.
| Name | Calculation | Value |
|---|---|---|
| YHWH | Y(25)+H(8)+W(23)+H(8) | 64 |
| PETER | P(16)+E(5)+T(20)+E(5)+R(18) | 64 |
| ISRAEL | I(9)+S(19)+R(18)+A(1)+E(5)+L(12) | 64 |
| ZION | Z(26)+I(9)+O(15)+N(14) | 64 |
The divine name. The apostle. The nation. The holy city. One number.
155 unique words in the KJV have gematria = 64
occurring a combined 12110 times.
| Word | Frequency | DR |
|---|---|---|
| thou | 5,474 | 1 |
| israel | 2,575 | 1 |
| cometh | 282 | 1 |
| mercy | 276 | 1 |
| wilt | 245 | 1 |
| dwelt | 226 | 1 |
| poor | 205 | 1 |
| built | 169 | 1 |
| peter | 162 | 1 |
| passed | 161 | 1 |
| zion | 153 | 1 |
| captain | 139 | 1 |
| shewed | 135 | 1 |
| depart | 125 | 1 |
| chosen | 123 | 1 |
| believed | 116 | 1 |
| dust | 108 | 1 |
| burned | 98 | 1 |
| never | 86 | 1 |
| true | 81 | 1 |
| prey | 73 | 1 |
| wept | 71 | 1 |
| burden | 69 | 1 |
| grass | 62 | 1 |
| mingled | 55 | 1 |
14 words appear exactly 64 times in the KJV:
| Word | Gematria | DR |
|---|---|---|
| asses | 63 | 9 |
| baal | 16 | 7 |
| chariot | 74 | 2 |
| exalted | 71 | 8 |
| fail | 28 | 1 |
| false | 43 | 7 |
| fought | 77 | 5 |
| hair | 36 | 9 |
| howbeit | 82 | 1 |
| jericho | 68 | 5 |
| ox | 39 | 3 |
| parts | 74 | 2 |
| shechem | 61 | 7 |
| waste | 68 | 5 |
Psalm 64:1 — "Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy."
Theme: preservation from the enemy, divine protection against hidden plots.
64th verse of the entire Bible (GEN.3.8): "And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden."
| Measure | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| LORD | 49 = 7² | Completion perfected (Jubilee follows the 49th year) |
| PETER | 64 = 8² | New beginnings perfected |
| Difference | 15 | Mercy/rest — the Feast of Unleavened Bread (15th Nisan) |
| Sum | 113 | Prime — indivisible unity |
| Product | 3136 = 56² | 56 = 7×8 (completion × new beginnings), squared |
The progression: 7² → 8² = from completion to new beginning.
LORD → PETER = from covenant to church. From Jubilee to resurrection.
The transformation from Cephas to Peter adds exactly the apostolic number.
The earthly rock (52) + the apostolic calling (12) = the divine name (64 = YHWH).
Cephas appears in 6 verses in the KJV.
SIMON(70) + JESUS(74) = 144 = 12² — the apostolic number perfected.
The 144,000 sealed servants. The name Simon, when joined to Jesus, produces the number of completion.
| Word | Gematria | DR | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| rock | 47 | 2 | 119 |
| stone | 73 | 1 | 192 |
| foundation | 119 | 2 | 54 |
| church | 61 | 7 | 77 |
| temple | 71 | 8 | 204 |
| house | 68 | 5 | 2024 |
| gate | 33 | 6 | 275 |
| gates | 52 | 7 | 144 |
| pillar | 68 | 5 | 47 |
| corner | 73 | 1 | 37 |
| fortress | 120 | 3 | 15 |
| tower | 81 | 9 | 48 |
| wall | 48 | 3 | 179 |
| refuge | 62 | 8 | 47 |
ROCK = JOHN = 47 — the beloved disciple IS the rock.
'Rock' appears in 106 verses; 24 with LORD.
"The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower."
"And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
Total verse gematria: 1272 (DR=3)
Sion (alternate spelling, gematria=57) appears in 9 verses:
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YHWH ═══╗
PETER ══╬══ 64 = 8² = 2⁶
ISRAEL ═╣ New beginnings perfected
ZION ═══╝ The complete instruction set
CEPHAS(52) + 12 apostles = PETER(64) = YHWH(64)
LORD(49=7²) + 15(mercy) = PETER(64=8²)
SIMON(70) + JESUS(74) = 144 = 12²
LORD(49) × PETER(64) = 3136 = 56² = (7×8)²
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The divine name (YHWH), the called man (PETER), the chosen nation (ISRAEL)
and the holy city (ZION) are numerically identical. The rock on which the church
is built carries the same number as the God who builds it. Cephas becomes Peter
by adding the apostolic 12. Simon becomes complete by adding Jesus to reach 144.
LORD (7-squared) reaches PETER (8-squared) through mercy (15).
Their product is a perfect square of 7×8: completion married to new beginnings.
64 is the number of codons in DNA, hexagrams in the I Ching, squares on the
chessboard. It is the complete instruction set. YHWH = PETER = ISRAEL = ZION = 64
is the holographic signature: the divine name contains the man, the nation
and the city. They are one.