71 — Person: Elijah

Number: 71

Person: Elijah

Action: Calling down fire on Mount Carmel (the God who answers by fire)

Object: Altar / fire

Scripture connection: 1 Kings 18:38 — Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

Memory hook: 71 = Zayin-Aleph = weapon + God; 1 Kgs 18. Elijah on Carmel — the altar, the fire from heaven. The number 71 is the prophet and the God who answers.

Why this number? 71 = Zayin-Aleph = weapon + God; 1 Kgs 18. Elijah called down fire on Carmel; the number 71 ties him to the Hebrew letters and the altar.