39 (number) - in Religion

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  • The number of the 39 categories of activity prohibited on Shabbat according to Halakha
  • The number of mentions of work or labor in the Torah
  • The actual number of lashes given by the Sanhedrin to a person meted the punishment of 40 lashes
  • The number of books in the Old Testament according to Protestant canon
  • The number of statements on Anglican Church doctrine, Thirty-Nine Articles

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