The number 5000 is best known from Jesus' feeding of the five thousand, and symbolizes God's abundance and ability to provide for His people out of little.
In the New Testament (Matthew 14:13–21, Mark 6:30–44, Luke 9:10–17, John 6:1–14) Jesus feeds 5000 men with only five loaves and two fish. The number is often linked to the five Books of Moses (Torah) and represents God's grace and abundant provision. In Jewish tradition, the number 5000 as a single figure does not carry strong independent symbolism, but it is commonly understood as an amplification of the number five, which is connected to the Torah, grace, and God's lawgiving. The miracle emphasizes that God can multiply the little into abundance to meet human needs, and the twelve baskets of leftovers point to God's complete care for all his people. Matthew 14:21 specifies that the 5000 were men "apart from women and children" (Greek: choris gynaikon kai paidion), meaning the total number fed may have been significantly higher. In rabbinic tradition, the five books of Moses are called "chamisha chumshei Torah" (the five fifths of the Torah). The number five is thus inseparably linked to God's revealed law, and the five loaves in the miracle are often interpreted as a symbol of the Torah as spiritual nourishment. The twelve baskets (Greek: kofinos) of leftovers gathered after the feeding are traditionally interpreted as a symbol of Israel's twelve tribes and God's sufficient provision for all His people.*