Hitchhiker's Guide to Religion
Sacred Numbers
5

Grace / The Pentad

Sacred number 5
TraditionMeaning
Biblical5 books of Torah/Pentateuch. 5 loaves fed 5,000. 5 wounds of Christ
Jewish5 books of Moses. The hand (hamsa) has 5 fingers — protection
Masonic5 points of fellowship (foot to foot, knee to knee, breast to breast, hand to back, mouth to ear)
EsotericThe pentagram — 5-pointed star; the human form (Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man)