From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!wb2!houxz!ihnp4!ihuxr!lew Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Re: beast = Nero Article-I.D.: ihuxr.312 Posted: Sun Jan 30 15:01:02 1983 Received: Mon Jan 31 04:32:07 1983 Reply-To: lew@ihuxr.UUCP (Lew Mammel, Jr.) The most widely accepted theory identifies 666 with "Neron Caesar", written "nrwn qsr" in Hebrew (=50+200+6+50+100+60+200) The Lat form of the name (without the last 'n' of "nrwn") would equal 616, the alternative reading of the ms. >From "The Jerome Bible Commentary"