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The claim in the 29 chapter of Acts is that Pa’al (Paul) traveled into Spain, surviving his trial before
Nero. We rely on three witnesses to corroborate this chapter. First, is a statement from the Muratorian
Fragment from the 5 century: What (27) marvel is it then, if John so consistently (28) mentions these
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particular points also in his Epistles, (29) saying about himself, 'What we have seen with our eyes (30) and
heard with our ears and our hands (31) have handled, these things we have written to you? (32) For in this
way he professes [himself] to be not only an eye-witness and hearer, (33) but also a writer of all the
marvelous deeds of the Lord, in their order. (34) Moreover, the acts of all the apostles (35) were written in
one book. For 'most excellent Theophilus' Luke compiled (36) the individual events that took place in his
presence — (37) as he plainly shows by omitting the martyrdom of Peter (38) as well as the departure of
Paul from the city [of Rome] (39) when he journeyed to Spain.

Pa’al (Paul) intended to travel into Spain. Consider his discussion in Romaiym (Romans) 15

But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come
unto you; 24 Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you
in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with
your company.
Romaiym (Romans) 15:23-24
Finally, the third witness is found in Acts 28, which, unlike the other Scriptures of the New Testament,
does not end with the resounding Amein. This difficulty is cured with the addition of the 29 chapter.
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The most interesting correction in this text, however, is the correction made in Chizayon (Revelation)
13:8, which restores the original Greek letters to what has been interpreted for the last 400 years as six
hundred threescore and six.
Here ωδε is εστι wisdom σοφια. Let him that hath εχω understanding νους count ψηφιζω the number
αριθμος of the beast θηριον: for γαρ it is εστι the number αριθμος of a man ανθρωπος; and και his αυτος
number αριθμος is Six hundred threescore and six χξς.
Chizayon (Revelation) 13:18

However, there are no numbers, but rather the three Greek letters χξς chi xi stigma khee xee stig'ma.
These letters in Strong's Greek Dictionary 5516 are defined as the 22nd, 14th and an obsolete letter
(4742 as a cross) of the Greek alphabet (intermediate between the 5th and 6th), used as numbers;
denoting respectively 600, 60 and 6; 666 as a numeral: six hundred threescore and six. Stigma, στιγμα
stig'mah Strong's Greek Dictionary 4742, from a primary stizo (to "stick") means a mark incised or
punched (for recognition of ownership), i.e. (figuratively) a scar of service: or mark. For example, a
stigmata, or in another instance, to stigmatize. We elected to restore the actual picture of the mark as it
was seen by Yahuchanon (John).

The phrase gets even more complicated when you consider the translation of the term arithmos αριθμος
as number. According to the Thayer and Smith "Greek Lexicon entry for arithmos from "The New
Testament Greek Lexicon,” the term arithmos means both a fixed and definite number and an indefinite
number, or a multitude. Some have described the x in the algebraic equation x + 1 as being the arithmos,
for instance. The Ivriyt (Hebrew) word found here is cepher. This term also means number in this
application.

The Aleph Tav תא
One Ivriyt (Hebrew) word which has escaped translation in all English texts, is the word eth, which is
spelled in the Ivriyt as Aleph Tav. The Aleph א is the ox head, the symbol of strength and is often
construed as a crown of leadership, and the Tav (an ex or cross) ת means the mark, or sign, or covenant.
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