The Bible and Counting

I learned something new today. In Genesis 22:17 it says that God will multiply the seed of Abraham to the point that they are as many in number as the stars in the heaven and the sands of the sea. I always marveled at this and though about how big of a number it must be. Today, however, I received some perspective. As it turns out, it is also the same number of times that a parent must put a 4 year old to bed before he actually falls asleep.