diff --git a/lib/jasmine-0.10.1.js b/lib/jasmine-0.10.1.js
index f1d7ff9..73abc10 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-0.10.1.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-0.10.1.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jasmine.getEnv = function() {
  * @returns {Boolean}
  */
 jasmine.isArray_ = function(value) {
-  return Object.prototype.toString.apply(value) === '[object Array]';
+  return jasmine.isA_("Array", value);  
 };
 
 /**
@@ -99,7 +99,28 @@ jasmine.isArray_ = function(value) {
  * @returns {Boolean}
  */
 jasmine.isString_ = function(value) {
-  return Object.prototype.toString.apply(value) === '[object String]';
+  return jasmine.isA_("String", value);
+};
+
+/**
+ * @ignore
+ * @private
+ * @param value
+ * @returns {Boolean}
+ */
+jasmine.isNumber_ = function(value) {
+  return jasmine.isA_("Number", value);
+};
+
+/**
+ * @ignore
+ * @private
+ * @param {String} typeName
+ * @param value
+ * @returns {Boolean}
+ */
+jasmine.isA_ = function(typeName, value) {
+  return Object.prototype.toString.apply(value) === '[object ' + typeName + ']';
 };
 
 /**
@@ -836,6 +857,10 @@ jasmine.Env.prototype.equals_ = function(a, b, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues) {
     return (a == b);
   }
 
+  if (jasmine.isNumber_(a) && jasmine.isNumber_(b)) {
+    return (a == b);
+  }
+
   if (typeof a === "object" && typeof b === "object") {
     return this.compareObjects_(a, b, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues);
   }
@@ -2289,5 +2314,5 @@ jasmine.version_= {
   "major": 0,
   "minor": 10,
   "build": 1,
-  "revision": 1268838574
+  "revision": 1268969514
   };
diff --git a/spec/suites/MatchersSpec.js b/spec/suites/MatchersSpec.js
index faae5e4..2c4b90b 100644
--- a/spec/suites/MatchersSpec.js
+++ b/spec/suites/MatchersSpec.js
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ describe("jasmine.Matchers", function() {
 
     expect((match(new String("cat")).toEqual("cat"))).toBe(true);
     expect((match(new String("cat")).toNotEqual("cat"))).toBe(false);
+
+    expect((match(new Number(5)).toEqual(5))).toBe(true);
+    expect((match(new Number('5')).toEqual(5))).toBe(true);
+    expect((match(new Number(5)).toNotEqual(5))).toBe(false);
+    expect((match(new Number('5')).toNotEqual(5))).toBe(false);
   });
 
   it("toEqual to build an Expectation Result", function() {
diff --git a/src/Env.js b/src/Env.js
index 38262e5..68304f7 100644
--- a/src/Env.js
+++ b/src/Env.js
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ jasmine.Env.prototype.equals_ = function(a, b, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues) {
     return (a == b);
   }
 
+  if (jasmine.isNumber_(a) && jasmine.isNumber_(b)) {
+    return (a == b);
+  }
+
   if (typeof a === "object" && typeof b === "object") {
     return this.compareObjects_(a, b, mismatchKeys, mismatchValues);
   }
diff --git a/src/base.js b/src/base.js
index 751fc15..133220a 100755
--- a/src/base.js
+++ b/src/base.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jasmine.getEnv = function() {
  * @returns {Boolean}
  */
 jasmine.isArray_ = function(value) {
-  return Object.prototype.toString.apply(value) === '[object Array]';
+  return jasmine.isA_("Array", value);  
 };
 
 /**
@@ -99,7 +99,28 @@ jasmine.isArray_ = function(value) {
  * @returns {Boolean}
  */
 jasmine.isString_ = function(value) {
-  return Object.prototype.toString.apply(value) === '[object String]';
+  return jasmine.isA_("String", value);
+};
+
+/**
+ * @ignore
+ * @private
+ * @param value
+ * @returns {Boolean}
+ */
+jasmine.isNumber_ = function(value) {
+  return jasmine.isA_("Number", value);
+};
+
+/**
+ * @ignore
+ * @private
+ * @param {String} typeName
+ * @param value
+ * @returns {Boolean}
+ */
+jasmine.isA_ = function(typeName, value) {
+  return Object.prototype.toString.apply(value) === '[object ' + typeName + ']';
 };
 
 /**