777 (number)


777 is the natural number following 776 and preceding 778. The number 777 is significant in numerous religious and political contexts.

Religious significance

According to the Bible, Lamech, the father of Noah lived for 777 years. Other connections to 777 are noted in the sections below.

Judaism

The numbers 3 and 7 both are considered "perfect numbers" under Hebrew tradition.

Christianity

According to the American publication, the Orthodox Study Bible, 777 represents the threefold perfection of the Trinity. The number 777, as triple 7, can be contrasted against triple 6, for the Number of the Beast as 666.

Thelema

777 is also found in the title of the book 777 and Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley pertaining to the law of thelema.

Other traditions

In other traditions and teachings, seven is seen as the perfect number that holds creation and the universe together. Religious or mythological cosmology refers to seven heavens, ancient Indian spiritual texts detail seven chakras and esoteric teachings describe seven planes of creation.

Political significance

Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging

The Afrikaner Resistance Movement, a Boer-nationalist movement in South Africa, used the number 777 as part of their emblem.
The number refers to a triumph of "God's number" 7 over the Devil's number 666. On the AWB flag, the numbers are arranged in a triskelion shape, resembling the Nazi hakenkreuz.

Computing

In Unix's chmod, change-access-mode command, the value 777 grants all file-access permissions to all user types in a file storage system.

Commercial

Aviation

, the largest manufacturer of airliners in the United States, released the Boeing 777 in June 1995. The family of 777s include the 777-200, 777-200ER, the 777-300, the 777-200LR Worldliner, the 777-300ER, and the 777 Freighter.

777 Tower

is an office building situated in the US and it was built in 1991.

Gambling and luck

777 is used on most slot machines in the United States to identify a jackpot. As it is considered a lucky number, banknotes with a serial number containing 777 tend to be valued by collectors and numismatists. The US Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing sells uncirculated 777 $1 bills for this reason.