Who knows two hundred thirty-nine?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point at least twenty-four hours from now, I will:
Upvote all interesting answers.
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asked May 13, 2011 at 5:19
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Peleg ben Eber lived 239 years
Reu ben Peleg lived 239 years
יח וַיְחִי-פֶלֶג שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת-רְעוּ. יט וַיְחִי-פֶלֶג אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת-רְעוּ תֵּשַׁע שָׁנִים וּמָאתַיִם שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת. כ וַיְחִי רְעוּ שְׁתַּיִם וּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת-שְׂרוּג. כא וַיְחִי רְעוּ אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת-שְׂרוּג שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים וּמָאתַיִם שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת.
answered May 13, 2011 at 13:24
In the year 239 CE, the Tanach was first published in numerous translated languages.
The Roshei Teivos of בלהה רחל זלפה לאה is ברזל
ברזל = 239
answered May 22, 2011 at 3:22
239 is the North American telephone area code for a large area of Southwest Florida.
That area covers a large section of Florida beach, which (to the best of my knowledge) has many Jews living in that region.
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I know this is incredibly off topic, but which is the real Florida area code - 229 or 225? The real question is was this downvoted because the '239' of SW FL is not technically numerical but only a signifier, or because it was somehow judged to have less religious merit than necessary for the venue?– WAFMay 22, 2011 at 3:29
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239 is the code for one section of Florida beach, and I included it because (to the best of my knowledge) many Jews live in that region.– AviDMay 22, 2011 at 8:13
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So I suspected. Add that infomation to the answer and I bet you'll get more upvotes.– WAFMay 22, 2011 at 12:31
