About number 13?

Question

Is it true that one reason why 13 is the worst number is because Judas betrayed Christ and he was the 13th disciple? I also heard that day was Friday the 13th.
Is it true that number 13 became the devil's number afterwards? I mean like thought of that way afterwards.

Would you be nice enough to answer my other questions? I barely have any answers there.

I don't care if it's a superstition.
I want to know why it became this way.

Answer 1

The number 13 has no significance. It is just a number and Christians are not involved in numerology.

Answer 2

NO, 13 isn't unlucky. Bad things only happen on that day because people emphasize them. For example, if Bob had to pay back a 5,000 dollar loan but lost all his money and his job on Thursday the 12th, he wouldn't tell it to others or emphasize, because according to Satan, there is no such thing as unlucky number 12. But if Bob spilled his books on the floor by accident or spilled some salt by accident, then he would claim that friday the 13 is unlucky.

Luck is all the Devil's doings. Don't believe in 13 or luck or unlucky or anything. The devil is trying to turn you away from God.

I'm not so sure about Judaas being the 13th deciple or anything on friday the 13th. don't worry, just turn to God.

Answer 3

there are a lot of theories about 13.

the number of the last supper participants as you said.
13 witches in a coven.
knights templar arrested on the 13th (friday).
i can't find it now, some kind of religious massacre or burning is rumored to have happened on number 13.
prime number, "spooky" mathematical equations

are you very superstitious? i've never had a friday the 13th that was worse or unluckier than any other day. there are a lot of myths and theories about numbers in general: lucky number 7, 4 elements (earth, wind, fire, water), etc. the magical 3 of fairy tales.
many, many more, good luck in your answers!

Answer 4

Thirteen is regarded as an unlucky number in many cultures. Thirteen may be considered a "bad" number simply because it is one more than 12, which is a popularly used number in many cultures (possibly due to it being a highly composite number). When a group of 13 objects or persons is divided into two, three, four or six equal groups, there is always one leftover, "unlucky" object or person.

Unreasoned fear of the number 13 is termed triskaidekaphobia. Due to this fear, some tall buildings have resorted to skipping the "thirteenth floor", either by numbering it "14" (though it's really still the thirteenth floor) or by designating the floor as "12a" or something similar. Similarly, some streets do not contain a house number 13.

Some Christian traditions have it that at the Last Supper, Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th to sit at the table, and that for this reason 13 is considered to carry a curse of sorts. However, there is evidence that 13 may have been considered unlucky in the pre-Christian era: the Code of Hammurabi, a collection of laws created ca. 1760 BC, does not contain a thirteenth law.

According to another interpretation, the number 13 is unlucky because it is the number of full moons in a year. Actually two full moons in a single calendar month (referred to as a Blue Moon) only happens about every 2.5 years, so to say there are 13 full moons in a year is false. On average, there will be 41 months that have two full moons in a century, so a Blue Moon actually occurs about once every two-and-a-half years, and is in no way related to the number 13.[4] Women living in a natural environment tend to have their menses during a full moon.[citation needed] A twenty-eight day menstruation cycle is most typical, so a woman usually has 13 menses in a year. Supposedly, in the past, a woman who menstruated during a full moon might be thought a witch.

Early nursery rhymes stated there were thirteen months in a year because of the natural moon cycle that was used to count the lunar year. In England, a calendar of thirteen months of 28 days each, plus one extra day, known as "a year and a day" was still in use up to Tudor times. The lunar year was the easiest to count for cultures before scientific methods existed to observe the movement of the earth around the sun, so it was associated with worship of the pagan Great Goddess[citation needed] for thousands of years, which may be another reason for 13 becoming a taboo number. Taboo often is misunderstood when only half of the totem and taboo relationship is recognized. Among religions having totem and taboo characteristics, that which is taboo on a regular basis, may become quite sacred on special occasions.

The thirteenth of a month is likewise ominous, particularly when it falls on a Friday (see Friday the 13th), a Tuesday in the Greek and Spanish-speaking world, or a Monday in Russia. Months with a Friday the 13th must always begin on a Sunday.

In the Persian culture, 13 is also considered an unlucky number. On the 13th day of the Persian new year (Norouz), people consider staying at home unlucky, and go outside for a picnic in order to ward off the bad luck.

Most race car drivers consider 13 a very unlucky number, as a car carrying that number has never won the Indianapolis 500 or a NASCAR Nextel Cup race, and most all Formula 1 teams opt out of carrying the number 13 when car numbers are given out to teams on basis of points. Only once in recent years (1991, Ricky Johnson) has an AMA Motocross rider chosen #13 instead of #14. Some NASCAR tracks refuse to have a pit stall #13.

The career of Alex Rodriguez has taken a notable turn for the worse since donning the #13 for the New York Yankees.

In Tarot decks, the #13th card of the Major Arcana is Death (Tarot card). While Death is not typically interpreted literally, it is possible that this furthered the perception of 13 as an unlucky number.

Answer 5

Judas as far as I'm concerned was the thirteenth disciple. as for Friday the thirteenth, that was a movie dude. Also If it was the devil's number it would have been in the beginning b/c God knew wat was to be in the beginning and if he wanted us to know everything than he would have told those worthy. But, curiosity is never a fault just sometimes a loss of faith w/ch can only be improved by increasing faith from truthful and believing answers. okay question in my opinion!!!!

Answer 6

One thing I've read is that 13 is the number of the lunar cycles in a year, and is therefore the number of the witch. This was turned into something evil by the church.

Not sure though, just a thought.

Answer 7

Friday the 13th is when the Knights Templar were massacred. Thus, it became associated with being unlucky.

Answer 8

No they are just miths...the worst # ever is the 1 u chose as the worst number either bcuz u lost a loved 1 on that day or sumthin embaressing happened...so no 13 is not a bad #

Answer 9

there were 13 at the table for the last supper.......christ and 12 disciples.......that is why 13 became an unlucky number

Answer 10

13 is an evil number because that is the age when so many cute kids turn into to murderous teenage zombies from hell.