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SEVEN

Interesting facts concerning this number

DAYS

Week consists of GEN 2:3; EXO 20:11; DEU 5:13,14

Noah in the ark before the great flood for GEN 7:4,10

Noah remains in the ark after sending forth the dove for GEN 8:10,12

Mourning for Jacob lasted for GEN 50:10

The sympathy for JOB by Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar for JOB 2:13

The plague of bloody waters in Egypt lasted for EXO 7:25

The Israelites encircled Jericho for JOS 6:4

The Passover lasted for EXO 12:15

Saul directed by Samuel to stay at Gilgal awaiting the prophet' s command for 1SA 10:8; 13:8

The elders of Jabesh-gilead ask for a truce of 1SA 11:3

Dedication of the temple lasted double 1KI 8:65

Ezekiel sits by the Chebar River in astonishment for EZK 3:15

The Feast of Tabernacles lasted for LEV 23:34,42

The consecration of priests and altars lasted for EXO 29:30,35; EZK 43:25,26

Defilements lasted for LEV 12:2; 13:4

Fasts of 1SA 31:13; 2SA 12:16,18,22

The firstborn of flocks and sheep must remain with their mothers, before being offered EXO 22:30

The feast of Ahasuerus continued for EST 1:5

Paul waits at Tyre for ACT 21:4

Paul stays at Puteoli for ACT 28:14

WEEKS

In Daniel' s vision concerning the coming of the Messiah for DAN 9:25

Ten times for DAN 9:24

The period between the Passover Feast and the Feast of Pentecost LEV 23:15

MONTHS

Holy convocations in the seventh month LEV 23:24-44; NUM 29; EZK 45:25

YEARS

Jacob serves for each of his wives for GEN 29:15-30

Of abundance for GEN 41:1-32,53

A famine lasted in Egypt for GEN 41:1-32,54-56

A famine lasted in Canaan for 2SA 24:13; 2KI 8:1

The insanity of Nebuchadnezzar for DAN 4:32

Seven times, the period between the jubilees LEV 25:8

MISCELLANY OF SEVENS

Of the ceremonially clean creatures taken into Noah' s ark GEN 7:2

Abraham gives Abimelech seven lambs GEN 21:28

Rams and bullocks to the number of, required in sarifices LEV 23:18; NUM 23:1; 29:32; 1CH 15:26; EZK 45:23

The sprinkling of blood seven times LEV 4:6; 14:7

The sprinkling of oil seven times LEV 14:16

Seven cows and seven ears of grain in Pharaoh' s vision GEN 41:2-7

The Israelites surrounded Jericho seven times, and on the seventh day sounding seven trumpets JOS 6:4

Elisha' s servant looked seven times for the appearance of rain 1KI 18:43

Naaman was required to wash in the Jordan River seven times 2KI 5:10

The seven steps in the temple seen in Ezekiel' s vision EZK 40:22,26

The heat of Nebuchadnezzars furnace was intensified sevenfold DAN 3:19

The light of the sun was intensified sevenfold ISA 30:26

The threatened punishment of Israel was sevenfold LEV 26:18-21

Silver was purified seven times PSA 12:6

Worshiping seven times a day PSA 119:164

Seven chamberlains at the court of Ahasuerus EST 1:10

Seven princes EST 1:14

Seven counsellors at the court of Artaxerxes EZR 7:14

Seven maidens given to Esther EST 2:9

Symbolical

Of many sons RUT 4:15; 1SA 2:5; JER 15:9

Of liberality ECC 11:1,2

Seven magi (wise men) PRO 26:16

Seven women will seek a polyandrous marriage ISA 4:1

Seven shepherds to be sent forth against Assyria MIC 5:5,6

Seven lamps and pipes ZEC 4:2

Seven servants (Greek: diakonoi) in the Jerusalem congregations ACT 6:3

Seven congregations in Asia REV 1:4,20

Seven seals REV 5:1

Seven thunders REV 10:3

Seven heads and seven crowns REV 12:3; 13:1; 17:9

Seven kings REV 17:10

Seven stars REV 1:16,20; 3:1; AMO 5:8

Seven spirits REV 1:4; 3:1; 4:5; 5:6

Seven eyes of the Lord ZEC 3:9; 4:10; REV 5:6

Seven golden lampstands REV 1:12

Seven angels with seven trumpets REV 8:2

Seven plagues REV 15:1

Seven horns and seven eyes REV 5:6

Seven angels with seven plagues REV 15:6

Seven golden vials REV 15:7

The scarlet-colored beast having seven heads REV 17:3,7

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