SEVEN

–Interesting facts concerning this number

–DAYS

.Week consists of Ge 2:3; Ex 20:11; De 5:13,14

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

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

.Mourning for Jacob lasted for Ge 50:10

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

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

.The Israelites encircled Jericho for Jos 6:4

.The Passover lasted for Ex 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 Eze 3:15

.The Feast of Tabernacles lasted for Le 23:34,42

.The consecration of priests and altars lasted for Ex 29:30,35; Eze 43:25,26

.Defilements lasted for Le 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 Ex 22:30

.The feast of Ahasuerus continued for Es 1:5

.Paul waits at Tyre for Ac 21:4

.Paul stays at Puteoli for Ac 28:14

–WEEKS

.In Daniel’ s vision concerning the coming of the Messiah for Da 9:25

.Ten times for Da 9:24

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

–MONTHS

.Holy convocations in the seventh month Le 23:24-44; Nu 29; Eze 45:25

–YEARS

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

.Of abundance for Ge 41:1-32,53

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

.A famine lasted in Canaan for 2Sa 24:13; 2Ki 8:1

.The insanity of Nebuchadnezzar for Da 4:32

.Seven times, the period between the jubilees Le 25:8

–MISCELLANY OF SEVENS

.Of the ceremonially clean creatures taken into Noah’ s ark Ge 7:2

.Abraham gives Abimelech seven lambs Ge 21:28

.Rams and bullocks to the number of, required in sarifices Le 23:18; Nu 23:1; 29:32; 1Ch 15:26; Eze 45:23

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

.The sprinkling of oil seven times Le 14:16

.Seven cows and seven ears of grain in Pharaoh’ s vision Ge 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 Eze 40:22,26

.The heat of Nebuchadnezzars furnace was intensified sevenfold Da 3:19

.The light of the sun was intensified sevenfold Isa 30:26

.The threatened punishment of Israel was sevenfold Le 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 Es 1:10

.Seven princes Es 1:14

.Seven counsellors at the court of Artaxerxes Ezr 7:14

.Seven maidens given to Esther Es 2:9

.Symbolical

.Of many sons Ru 4:15; 1Sa 2:5; Jer 15:9

.Of liberality Ec 11:1,2

.Seven magi (wise men) Pr 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 Ac 6:3

.Seven congregations in Asia Re 1:4,20

.Seven seals Re 5:1

.Seven thunders Re 10:3

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

.Seven kings Re 17:10

.Seven stars Re 1:16,20; 3:1; Am 5:8

.Seven spirits Re 1:4; 3:1; 4:5; 5:6

.Seven eyes of the Lord Zec 3:9; 4:10; Re 5:6

.Seven golden lampstands Re 1:12

.Seven angels with seven trumpets Re 8:2

.Seven plagues Re 15:1

.Seven horns and seven eyes Re 5:6

.Seven angels with seven plagues Re 15:6

.Seven golden vials Re 15:7

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