Maybe it’s just I, but someone is suffering from strange logic or faulty reasoning or biased disinformation or something.
Fortunately for those suffering from triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13) or friggatriskaidekaphobia (fear of Friday the 13th), August is the only month this year where the 13th falls on a Friday. Last year, there were three such months – the most possible under the Gregorian calendar.
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Roots in the Bible, myth
According to National Geographic, fear of the number 13 can be traced to both the Bible and a Norse myth.
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In the Bible, Jesus is betrayed by the apostle Judas, said to be the 13th guest at the Last Supper. Whether Judas was the 13th to arrive is not stated, but there were 13 at the table, Jesus and the 12 apostles. Friday also has Biblical significance, as it is said to be the day Jesus was crucified (Good Friday).
Fear of 13
The number 13 also has numerical significance, in the Bible, astrology and other sources, due to its position relative to the number 12.
In the Bible, 12 is seen as the number of perfection. There are 12 tribes of Israel, 12 apostles, 12 foundations of the New Jerusalem the heavenly dwelling place of the saints and 12 gates to the New Jerusalem, among other references.
Source: Friday the 13th superstitions have roots in the Bible, ancient myth
Lemme see if I get this.
In the Bible we see that 13 is bad because that’s how many were at the Last Supper? 🙄
In the Bible we see that 13 is bad because 12 is good? 🙄
Maybe it’s 1 that’s bad, not 13. After all, one betrayed Jesus. And the difference between 13 and 12 is one. Puh. Leez.
Interestingly, they say “12 is seen as the number of perfection” because, among other twelves, there were that many apostles. So we take that perfect number (so to speak) and add in the Perfect One and we end up with an unlucky number. 😯
Well, anyway. Let’s just say I balk at using the Bible to explain why thirteen is such a terrible number.