777 (seven hundred [and] seventy-seven) is the natural number following 776 and preceding 778. The number 777 is significant in numerous religious, cultural, and political contexts.
In mathematics 777 is an odd, composite number. It is also an extravagant number, a lucky number, a polite number, and a deficient number. 777 is a congruent number, as it is possible to make a right triangle with rationally numbered side lengths whose area is 777.
Religious significance According to the Bible, Lamech, the father of Noah, lived for 777 years."From Adam to Noah" , Biblica Inc.,1973.Retrieved on 27 March 2014
The number refers to a triumph of "God's number" 7 over the number of the beast."The Three Sevens flag" , 8 March 2014. Retrieved on 14 March 2014.
Thelema 777 is an important number in new religious movement thelema.Crowley, Aleister. ["777 And Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley"]. Weiser Books, June 1, 1986. Retrieved on March 27, 2014.
Political significance
Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging The Afrikaner Resistance Movement (Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging, AWB), a Boer-nationalist, neo-Nazi, and white supremacist movement in South Africa, used the number 777 as part of their emblem."Afrikaner Resistance Movement" , LA times, 3 April 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2014. Gambling and luck 777 is used on most slot machines in the United States to identify a jackpot. As it is considered a lucky number, banknotes with a serial number containing 777 tend to be valued by collectors and numismatists. The US Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing sells uncirculated 777 $1 bills for this reason.
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