Meaning of Numbers: The Number 29
The English phrases "twenty and nine" and "nine and twenty," used for the number 29, are recorded 8 times in 8 King James Bible verses.
The possible meaning of the number 29 is derived primarily from Biblical history.
King Amaziah of Judah, considered one of the better rulers over God's people, was on the throne for 29 years (2Chronicles 25:1). He reigned from 796 to 767 B.C. His successor, his son King Azariah, had the second longest reign of any of Israel's kings at 52 years.
Judah's King Hezekiah, one of the best rulers over any of God's people, began his reign in 715 B.C. at the age of twenty-five. He rules over Judah for 29 years (2Chronicles 29:1). Hezekiah is noteworthy for being the king who was saved by the miraculous defeat of the mighty Assyrian army. God, in order to save Jerusalem, has a death angel swiftly and silently kill 185,000 Assyrian troops as the sleep outside Jerusalem in preparation to attack the city (2Kings 18 - 19).
Appearances of Number Twenty-Nine
Of the top ten names recorded in Scripture is Jacob. His name appears in twenty-nine books in Scripture. Nahor, the grandfather of Abraham, had his firstborn son Terah (Abraham's father) at the age of twenty-nine (Genesis 11:24). After his first son was born, he lived another 119 years to the ripe old age of 148 (verse 25).
The Apostle Paul references himself twenty-nine times in his fourteen epistles. It is only in the book of Hebrews, which he wrote, that he does not reference himself.
Five out of the twelve months in the Biblical (Hebrew) calendar (Iyar, Tammuz, Elul, Tebeth and Adar) always have 29 days in them. Two others, Heshvan and Kislev, can possibly have this number of days depending on the year.
Number 29 and Jesus
The twenty-ninth person in Jesus' earthly lineage is Salmon (Ruth 4:20 - 21, Matthew 1:4 - 5, Luke 3:32). Salmon is the father of Boaz, who married a woman name Ruth (Ruth 4:10). Boaz and Ruth were the great-grandparents of David who would become Israel's greatest king.
Jesus, in 29 A.D., was in the last Roman calendar year of his earthly ministry. Several major events take place in his ministry that will set the stage for his final months of earthly life before his sacrifice the following year.
Christ, early in 29, miraculously feeds 5,000 people near Bethsaida, a coastal town on the northern short of the Sea of Galilee (John 6). He then walks on water and transports a boat with his disciples in it, across the lake, the moment he steps foot in it!
Sometime later, the Lord experiences the greatest mass exodus of his followers when he declares that only those who eat his flesh and drink his blood will live forever (John 6:48 - 71).
During 29 A.D. he miraculously feeds, again near Galilee, 4,000 in number who have come to hear him preach (Matthew 15:32 - 38). He also begins to more clearly explain to his disciples that it is God's will he suffer, die, and be resurrected after three days.
And He began to teach them that it was necessary for the Son of man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed, but after three days to rise from the dead (Mark 8:31, HBFV, see also Luke 9:22).
The Lord, shortly before the fall Feast of Tabernacles, transfigures himself into his glorious pre-human form before the eyes of James, Peter and John (Mark 9, Luke 9). He then keeps the Feast in Jerusalem and astonishes all those who hear him (John 7).
Scripture, near the end of 29 A.D., records the only time Christ was in Jerusalem during the celebration of Hanukkah. His teachings so infuriate the Jews that they take up stones to kill him for blasphemy (see John 10).
Chapters, Verses and Words
There are 41 words and phrases in the Bible's original languages that are recorded exactly 29 times.
The book of 1Chronicles contains 29 chapters in the King James Bible.
In the Old Testament, the Biblical chapters of Genesis 9, 35, Exodus 10, 37, Numbers 20, 34, Deuteronomy 3, 9, 14, 29, 33, 1Samuel 23, 2Samuel 7, 17, 1Kings 10, 21, 2Kings 8, 14, 1Chronicles 15, Job 19, 20, Psalm 118, Proverbs 19, 22, Ecclesiastes 7, Isaiah 28, 41 and Ezekiel 39 contain 29 verses in the King James translation.
In the New Testament, the chapters Matthew 7, Romans 2, Galatians 3, Colossians 1, Hebrews 12, 1John 2 and Revelation 2 have 29 verses in the KJV.
There are at least 29 individuals named Zechariah or its spelling variations (Zachariah, Zacharias) in the KJV Bible.
More Info on Biblical Meaning of 29
29 is the tenth prime number. Those that come before it include 17, 19 and 23, and those after it are 31, 37 and 41.
29 is equal to 2 x 2 (2 squared) + 3 x 3 (3 squared) + 4 x 4 (4 squared). 2, 3 and 4 are consecutive.
The Greek word Barnabas, Strong's #G921, is found 29 times in 28 Greek New Testament verses. It is found in the book of Acts (24 times) followed by Galatians (3) and the books of 1Corinthians and Colossians (once each). The word, which means "son of prophecy" or "son of rest," is left untranslated in the King James as the name "Barnabas."
Barnabas, who was considered an apostle (though not of the original twelve), was one of the early leaders of the New Testament church. He greatly helped Paul transition from a feared past persecutor of Christians to the most effective evangelist in the first century A.D. (Acts 9, 11).
And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet (Acts 4:36 - 37, KJV).
The Hebrew word hatsotserah, Strong's Concordance #H2689, is recorded 29 times in 27 Hebrew Old Testament verses. It is found the most in the book of 2Chronicles (11 times) followed by the books of Numbers and 1Chronicles (5 each). The word is translated as "trumpet" in the King James.
Hatsotserahs were trumpets that were straight, narrow and quite long (possibly .9 meters or 2.9 feet). They were constructed out of silver or gold, had a flared end and produced a high shrill tone.
Make thee two trumpets (hatsotserah) of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps (Numbers 10:2, KJV).
The Hebrew word laban, Strong's Concordance #3836, is recorded 29 times in 24 Hebrew Old Testament verses. It is found the most in the book of Leviticus (20 times) followed by Genesis (4) then Zechariah (3). The word is translated as the color white in the King James.
Let thy garments be always white (laban); and let thy head lack no ointment (Ecclesiates 9:8, KJV).
The Old Testament writings that use "twenty and nine" and "nine and twenty" for 29 are 2Chronicles (twice) followed by the books of 2Kings, Exodus, Ezra, Genesis and Joshua (once each).
The Apostle Paul began his ministry immediately after his baptism in 33 A.D. Year 29 of his service toward God was one of the most pivotal times in the entirety of Scripture.
Paul, in 62 A.D., was smack in the middle of the shortest yet most prolific writing period of any Biblical author. The apostle, from 61 to 63, wrote the books of Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, 1Timothy and Titus. This amounts to almost half of the fourteen books he pens that become an integral part of the New Testament.