What does the number 22 mean in the Bible? How does this number relate to the book of Revelation and the longest chapter in the Bible? The number 22 is defined in the King James Bible for light, revelation, and spiritual knowledge. According to Ed Vallowe's book, Biblical Mathematics:

There were twenty-two bowls to hold oil in the candlestick in the Tabernacle. There were three branches on each side of the shaft of the candlestick. Each branch had three bowls. This makes six branches, with eighteen bowls. In the candlestick itself, (the shaft) were four bowls. This is a total of twenty-two bowls serving the seven lamps. The purpose of the candlestick with its lamps was to give light. (Exodus 25:31-34)