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The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Hundreds
HUNDREDS. While the term “hundred” appears in both the OT and the NT in the normal use, where the term “hundreds” appears it usually refers to the formal grouping of society (Ex 18:21, et al.), soldiers (Num 31:14, et al), a crowd for a specific purpose (Mk 6:40).
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Hundreds
HUNDREDS. One of the groups (Ex. 18:21) into which Moses divided the people of Israel. See Israel, Classification of.
Dictionary of Biblical Imagery
Hundred
HundredIn the Bible as elsewhere, the figure of a hundred suggests a quantity of substantial size. This is particularly so when applied to age: Abraham is one hundred years old when Sarah bears Isaac (Gen 17:17). The fact that he is exactly one hundred underscores the magnitude of the miracle and, correspondingly,