Isosephia (Greek,
"equal count") was an early ancestor of the kabbalistic practice
of gematria. Like gematria, isopsephia involves comparing the numerical values
of words or phrases and drawing relationships between those with the same
values.
The
origins of isopsephia probably lie with Pythagorean sects, who ascribed mystical
properties to number, although some believe the practice originated in Sumeria.
The practice was popular among early Christians, especially gnostic sects.
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