The Beast (Revelation) had just disappeared to Parthia and would one day reappear. Finally, the readers of Revelation were told to "calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six" (Rev. 13:18). John did not expect that his readers "who had understanding" to have any difficulty identifying the beast, since they could simply calculate the meaning of this number. "Neron Kaisar" (the Greek rendering, documented by archaeological finds), when transliterated into Hebrew נרון קסר (Nrwn Qsr) had a number of 666. The variant number 616 found in some manuscripts of
The Beast (book) which 'summons rage and pity but also admiration in the reader'. Martinez won the WOLA-Duke book award for "The Beast" in 2014. He also won the CPJ International Press Freedom Awards in 2016. The Beast (book) The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail is the first book by El Salvadorian journalist Óscar Martínez. The book was originally published in Spanish in 2010 as "Los migrantes que no importan" (The Migrants that Don't Matter). It was translated into English in 2013 by Daniela Maria Ugaz and John B. Washington. The book follows the harsh journey of