Who knows two hundred thirteen?
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asked Mar 24, 2011 at 13:56
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Building on Gershon's answer:
The gematria of the names סיחון עוג is equal to that of כוזו במוכסז כוזו - both 213. The connection: we write these names on the outside of the mezuzah to prevent evil forces (kelipah) from entering the house. Conversely, these two kings were like an "anti-mezuzah" preventing the forces of good (the Jews) from entering Eretz Yisrael, and so they had to be removed first.
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I've always heard the sefer called B'ne Yisaschar, with the second sin pronounced. Is your m'sora different, R'Alex?– msh210 ♦Mar 25, 2011 at 3:06
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I guess you're right - it's just that I'm used to pronouncing the name without the second sin in all other cases.– AlexMar 25, 2011 at 3:28
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See also: mi.yodeya.com/questions/4290/silent-letter-in-yisachar– Isaac Moses ♦Mar 25, 2011 at 15:47
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And re the comments, see judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/10750.– msh210 ♦Oct 27, 2011 at 23:14
כוזו במוכסז כוזו = 213 the words that are written on the back of a Mezuza by the Ashkenazim.
It is also the Gematria of 'וידעו כי אני ה
answered Mar 24, 2011 at 18:26
Apparently, there were 213 years from the beginning of the reign of Ashur-dan II over Assyria until the capture of Shom'ron.
According to Strong's concordance, there are 213 p'sukim in Tanach in which the word תורה (in its sense of "law" or similar) and 213 in which the word מועד (in its sense of "appointment" or similar) appears. (I have no Jewish source for either of these claims.)