- Eight is the number of circumcision (Gen. 17:12).
- Eight is also the number of cleansing and sanctification (Lev. 14:23; 2 Chron. 29:17; 1 Pet. 3:20,21).
- "It is the symbol of the new Life, the final Resurrection and the anticipated Resurrection that is the baptism." -- http://www.ridingthebeast.com/numbers/nu8.php