Gematria to study the Bible was begun by Judaists circa 100 a. d. (probably in response to the great popularity of burgeoning Christianity within the Jewish community), that word which means earth measure, borrowed from geometry of the ancient Greeks who certainly did accurately measure the earth to have determined the 12.16 modern inch length for the Olympic Foot, as too actually did the ancient Hebrews to have determined the 20.67 modern inch length for the royal cubit used for the dimensions of Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem, also the Egyptians for their 20.63 modern inch royal cubit used for the Great Pyramid (see Page at right Great Pyramid for Navigation).
