57 — Person: Philemon

Number: 57

Person: Philemon

Action: Receiving Onesimus back (as a beloved brother)

Object: Brother

Scripture connection: Philemon 1 — Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker. Philemon 15–16 — Perhaps this is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, no longer as a bondservant but more than a bondservant, as a beloved brother.

Memory hook: 57 = Philemon (57). Philemon is the one who received Onesimus back — the master who welcomed the runaway as a brother. The number 57 is the letter and the man.

Why this number? 57 = Philemon (57). Philemon received Onesimus back; the number 57 ties the letter to the one who was asked to welcome the brother.