Seven

Interesting facts concerning this number
DAYS
Week consists ofGen 2:3 Exo 20:11 Deu 5:13 Deu 5:14
Noah in the ark before the great flood forGen 7:4 Gen 7:10
Noah remains in the ark after sending forth the dove forGen 8:10 Gen 8:12
Mourning for Jacob lasted forGen 50:10
The sympathy for JOB by Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar forJob 2:13
The plague of bloody waters in Egypt lasted forExo 7:25
The Israelites encircled Jericho forJos 6:4
The Passover lasted forExo 12:15
Saul directed by Samuel to stay at Gilgal awaiting the prophet' s command for1Sa 10:8 1Sa 13:8
The elders of Jabesh-gilead ask for a truce of1Sa 11:3
Dedication of the temple lasted double1Ki 8:65
Ezekiel sits by the Chebar River in astonishment forEzk 3:15
The Feast of Tabernacles lasted forLev 23:34 Lev 23:42
The consecration of priests and altars lasted forExo 29:30 Exo 29:35 Ezk 43:25 Ezk 43:26
Defilements lasted forLev 12:2 Lev 13:4
Fasts of1Sa 31:13 2Sa 12:16 2Sa 12:18 2Sa 12:22
The firstborn of flocks and sheep must remain with their mothers, before being offeredExo 22:30
The feast of Ahasuerus continued forEst 1:5
Paul waits at Tyre forAct 21:4
Paul stays at Puteoli forAct 28:14
WEEKS
In Daniel' s vision concerning the coming of the Messiah forDan 9:25
Ten times forDan 9:24
The period between the Passover Feast and the Feast of PentecostLev 23:15
MONTHS
Holy convocations in the seventh monthLev 23:24–44 Num 29 Ezk 45:25
YEARS
Jacob serves for each of his wives forGen 29:15–30
Of abundance forGen 41:1–32 Gen 41:53
A famine lasted in Egypt forGen 41:1–32 Gen 41:54–56
A famine lasted in Canaan for2Sa 24:13 2Ki 8:1
The insanity of Nebuchadnezzar forDan 4:32
Seven times, the period between the jubileesLev 25:8
MISCELLANY OF SEVENS
Of the ceremonially clean creatures taken into Noah' s arkGen 7:2
Abraham gives Abimelech seven lambsGen 21:28
Rams and bullocks to the number of, required in sarificesLev 23:18 Num 23:1 Num 29:32 1Ch 15:26 Ezk 45:23
The sprinkling of blood seven timesLev 4:6 Lev 14:7
The sprinkling of oil seven timesLev 14:16
Seven cows and seven ears of grain in Pharaoh' s visionGen 41:2–7
The Israelites surrounded Jericho seven times, and on the seventh day sounding seven trumpetsJos 6:4
Elisha' s servant looked seven times for the appearance of rain1Ki 18:43
Naaman was required to wash in the Jordan River seven times2Ki 5:10
The seven steps in the temple seen in Ezekiel' s visionEzk 40:22 Ezk 40:26
The heat of Nebuchadnezzars furnace was intensified sevenfoldDan 3:19
The light of the sun was intensified sevenfoldIsa 30:26
The threatened punishment of Israel was sevenfoldLev 26:18–21
Silver was purified seven timesPsa 12:6
Worshiping seven times a dayPsa 119:164
Seven chamberlains at the court of AhasuerusEst 1:10
Seven princesEst 1:14
Seven counsellors at the court of ArtaxerxesEzr 7:14
Seven maidens given to EstherEst 2:9
Symbolical
Of many sonsRut 4:15 1Sa 2:5 Jer 15:9
Of liberalityEcc 11:1 Ecc 11:2
Seven magi (wise men)Pro 26:16
Seven women will seek a polyandrous marriageIsa 4:1
Seven shepherds to be sent forth against AssyriaMic 5:5 Mic 5:6
Seven lamps and pipesZec 4:2
Seven servants (Greek: diakonoi) in the Jerusalem congregationsAct 6:3
Seven congregations in AsiaRev 1:4 Rev 1:20
Seven sealsRev 5:1
Seven thundersRev 10:3
Seven heads and seven crownsRev 12:3 Rev 13:1 Rev 17:9
Seven kingsRev 17:10
Seven starsRev 1:16 Rev 1:20 Rev 3:1 Amo 5:8
Seven spiritsRev 1:4 Rev 3:1 Rev 4:5 Rev 5:6
Seven eyes of the LordZec 3:9 Zec 4:10 Rev 5:6
Seven golden lampstandsRev 1:12
Seven angels with seven trumpetsRev 8:2
Seven plaguesRev 15:1
Seven horns and seven eyesRev 5:6
Seven angels with seven plaguesRev 15:6
Seven golden vialsRev 15:7
The scarlet-colored beast having seven headsRev 17:3 Rev 17:7

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