Bible Numerics is the study of numerical patterns in the Bible (particularly involving the number seven) and the use of particular numbers to represent certain concepts. It was pioneered by Ivan Panin from around 1890 until his death in 1942.
Bible Numerics is distinguishable from Bible codes, which involves use of decryption programs to examine Biblical passages to extract encrypted information about future events.
Read more about Bible Numerics: Relevance of Bible Numerics, Criticism, Gematria