Hitchhiker's Guide to Religion
Sacred Numbers
10

Ordinal Perfection / Law

Sacred number 10
TraditionMeaning
Biblical10 Commandments. 10 plagues of Egypt. 10 virgins parable. Tithe = 1/10
Jewish10 Sefirot in Kabbalistic Tree of Life. Minyan = quorum of 10 for prayer
MasonicNot prominently featured
EsotericTetractys of Pythagoras (1+2+3+4=10) — the “perfect number”