Numbers 13:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael. Sethur, the son of Michael - It would have been strange had the numerous searches after the explanation of the mystical number 666, Revelation 13:18; Revelation 17:5, met with nothing to their purpose in the name of this son of Michael. סתור Sethur, from סתר sathar, to hide or conceal, signifies hidden or mysterious, and includes in it the numerical letters of the No. 666: ס60, + ת400, + ו6, + ר200, equals 666. But of what utility can such expositions be to any subject of history or theology?