On Sun, 07 May 2000 23:02:48 -0500 Garrett Wilner
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>At 10:55 PM 5/7/00 -0400, you wrote:
>>Anybody got any suggestions where I can find out why folks are so
>spooked
>>by the number 13?
>>
>>TIA,
>>Laura
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>Excerpted from: http://www.nifl.gov/nifl-ann/1998/0419.html
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><<quote>>
>
>The first historical time where 13 appears as unluncky is at
>Alexander's
>death in Macedonia after he comes back from India.He wants to be
>considered
>as A god and made a 13th statue on the place of his capital ( Only 12
>gods
>exist before, one by month). He died and people considered that his
>will to
>be a 13th god was the reason of his death. After that this number was
>considered as unlucky. And it's that reason which makes that Judas was
>the
>13th guest at Jesus last meal with the Apostles.
>
><<end quote>>
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>Best,
>
>Garrett
Judas was one of the l2 Apostles, so Jesus was the l3th person at the
Last Supper. Judas was replaced when he killed himself after the
crucifixion.
Stanley Wong
