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In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 314.
Lazy gematria has to be stopped, lest it grow indefinitely.
Check out mi-yodeya-series for the previous three hundred thirteen entries in this ongoing series.
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According to Yalkut:
ר' ינאי אומר לא העבידו המצריים את ישראל אלא שעה אחת מיומו של הקב"ה - שמונים ושש שנה`
So 314, out of the promised 400, Am Yisrael was under the impression of the Galus but not under hard oppression.
(From)
When one is praying on the Hithadoo Island in the Maldives the direction he should Daven per those that Daven following a Great Circle would be 314° North-West.
