Number of the Beast Testamentum Graece, note 616 as a variant. The Number of the Beast is described in Revelation 13:15–18. Several translations have been interpreted for the meaning of the phrase "Here is Wisdom, Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast" where the peculiar Greek word ("psephisato") is used. Possible translations include "to count", "to reckon" and also "to vote" or "to decide". In the "Textus Receptus", derived from Byzantine text-type manuscripts, the number 666 is represented by the Greek numerals , with the Greek ligature stigma () representing the number 6: In the "Novum Testamentum Graece", the number
The Beast (book) 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 Central American immigrants on the El tren de la muerte to the United States. Martinez works as a journalist for "El Faro". He spent a year travelling with the migrants across Mexico along