24 (number) - in Religion

In Religion

  • The number of books in the Tanakh
  • In Christian apocalyptic literature it represents the complete Church, being the sum of the 12 tribes of Israel and the 12 Apostles of the Lamb of God
  • Number of Tirthankaras
  • Number of spokes in the Ashok Chakra

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