In St. Augustine teachings he explain the significance of why we fast for forty days. He explains that four is how everything is divided. For example, the four seasons, or the four different parts of the day. Four seemed to represent an idea of universality. Then I googled some websites to find more information on the number four and it's symbolism.
I found what St. Augustine was saying about numbers and their symbolism to be very interesting so I went online to find some other interpretations and their symbolism. Here is the website: http://vic.australis.com.au/hazz/Numbers.html
According to the various websites I googled, four represents the idea of creation. The fourth verse of the bible reads: And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
I think it is interesting the symbolism of numbers, and how in different religions they represent different things. It says a lot about religion, I believe. I think it shows the religion is about interpretation, which is where the values come from.
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