And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

Matthew 3.16

The Number 71 is strongly associated with the Holy Spirit (710). Its primary meaning is Fulness and Dove. It appears in Scripture in Numbers 11.16:

And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.

The Lord God Almighty placed His Spirit upon 71 people.

Factors: Prime

Related Numbers: 710, 801

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