Seven
78 references
- Interesting facts concerning this number
- DAYS
- Week consists of Gen. 2:3; Exod. 20:11; Deut. 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 Exod. 7:25
- The Israelites encircled Jericho for Josh. 6:4
- The Passover lasted for Exod. 12:15
- Saul directed by Samuel to stay at Gilgal awaiting the prophet' s command for 1 Sam. 10:8; 13:8
- The elders of Jabesh-gilead ask for a truce of 1 Sam. 11:3
- Dedication of the temple lasted double 1 Kgs. 8:65
- Ezekiel sits by the Chebar River in astonishment for Ezek. 3:15
- The Feast of Tabernacles lasted for Lev. 23:34,42
- The consecration of priests and altars lasted for Exod. 29:30,35; Ezek. 43:25,26
- Defilements lasted for Lev. 12:2; 13:4
- Fasts of 1 Sam. 31:13; 2 Sam. 12:16,18,22
- The firstborn of flocks and sheep must remain with their mothers, before being offered Exod. 22:30
- The feast of Ahasuerus continued for Esth. 1:5
- Paul waits at Tyre for Acts 21:4
- Paul stays at Puteoli for Acts 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; Ezek. 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 2 Sam. 24:13; 2 Kgs. 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; 1 Chr. 15:26; Ezek. 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 Josh. 6:4
- Elisha' s servant looked seven times for the appearance of rain 1 Kgs. 18:43
- Naaman was required to wash in the Jordan River seven times 2 Kgs. 5:10
- The seven steps in the temple seen in Ezekiel' s vision Ezek. 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 Ps. 12:6
- Worshiping seven times a day Ps. 119:164
- Seven chamberlains at the court of Ahasuerus Esth. 1:10
- Seven princes Esth. 1:14
- Seven counsellors at the court of Artaxerxes Ezra 7:14
- Seven maidens given to Esther Esth. 2:9
- Symbolical
- Of many sons Ruth 4:15; 1 Sam. 2:5; Jer. 15:9
- Of liberality Eccl. 11:1,2
- Seven magi (wise men) Prov. 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 Zech. 4:2
- Seven servants (Greek: diakonoi) in the Jerusalem congregations Acts 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; Amos 5:8
- Seven spirits Rev. 1:4; 3:1; 4:5; 5:6
- Seven eyes of the Lord Zech. 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
From Nave's Topical Bible (1896). Public domain.