33 Chilean miners 2,300 feet below the earth's surface for 69 days, thoughts?

Patty Hayes (13 Oct 2010)
"33 Chilean miners 2,300 feet below the earth's surface for 69 days, thoughts?"

All 33 Chilean miners trapped more than 2,000 feet below the earth's surface for 69 days were rescued per Fox News.

I wonder what the numerical value of 69 is and its Biblical meaning since it wasn't 70 days.

These are two sights that discusses #69:

http://www.billheidrick.com/works/hgm1/hg0060.htm

http://www.biblewheel.com/GR/GR_Database.asp?Gem_Num=69

So what we have is 33 miners, 2300 feet underground, and 69 days, not 70.

Patty Hayes