Who knows two hundred twenty-nine?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point at least twenty-four hours from now, I will:
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asked Apr 15, 2011 at 19:14
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The verse in the Chumash with the lowest gematria is Bamidbar 21:8: וּבְנֵי פַלּוּא אֱלִיאָב. - And the children of Pallu: Eli'av. The gematria of this verse is 229.
answered Jun 5, 2023 at 22:27
The Ramban's famous Disputation at Barcelona (against an apostate Jew and a supporting cast of Christian priests) took place in the summer of 1263. This was 229 years before the Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492.
