46/Historical Note/Mistake

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Source Work

1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers:

The Dictionary
$46$


1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.):

The Dictionary
$46$


Mistake

... in Psalm $46$, the $46$th word is 'shake'. The $46$th word from the end counting backwards is 'spear'. Shakespear!


Correction

The correct spelling is in fact Shakespeare.


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