Seven Interesting facts concerning the number.
Days:
- Week consists of
Genesis 2:3; Exodus 20:11; Deuteronomy 5:14
- Noah in the ark before the flood
Genesis 7:4; Genesis 7:10
- Noah remains in the ark after sending forth the dove
Genesis 8:10; Genesis 8:12
- Mourning for Jacob lasted
Genesis 50:10
- Mourning of Job lasted
Job 2:13
- The plague of bloody waters in Egypt lasted
Exodus 7:25
- The Israelites compassed Jericho
Joshua 6:4
- The Passover lasted
Exodus 12:15
- Saul directed by Samuel to tarry at Gilgal, awaiting the prophet's command
1 Samuel 10:8; 1 Samuel 13:8
- The elders of Jabesh-Gilead ask for a truce of
1 Samuel 11:3
- Dedication of the temple lasted double
1 Kings 8:65
- Ezekiel sits by the river Chebar in astonishment
Ezekiel 3:15
- The feast of tabernacles lasted
Leviticus 23:34; Leviticus 23:42
- Consecration of priests and altars lasted
Exodus 29:30; Exodus 29:35; Ezekiel 43:26
- Defilements lasted
Leviticus 12:2; Leviticus 13:4
- Fasts of
1 Samuel 31:13; 2 Samuel 12:16; 2 Samuel 12:18; 2 Samuel 12:22
- The firstborn of flocks and sheep shall remain with mother, before being offered
Exodus 22:30
- The feast of Ahasuerus continued
Esther 1:5
- Paul tarries at Tyre
Acts 21:4
- Paul tarries at Puteoli
Acts 28:14
Weeks:
- In Daniel's vision concerning the coming of the Messiah
Daniel 9:25
- Ten times
Daniel 9:24
- The period between the Passover and the Pentecost
Leviticus 23:15
Months, holy convocations in the seventh month
Leviticus 23:44; Numbers 29; Ezekiel 45:25
Years:
- Years:
Genesis 29:30
- Of plenty
Genesis 41:32; Genesis 41:53
- Famine lasted in Egypt
Genesis 41:32; Genesis 41:56
- Famine lasted in Canaan
2 Samuel 24:13; 2 Kings 8:1
- Insanity of Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel 4:32
- Seven times, the period between the jubilees
Leviticus 25:8
Miscellany of sevens:
- Of clean beasts taken into the ark
Genesis 7:2
- Abraham gives Abimelech seven lambs
Genesis 21:28
- Rams and bullocks to the number of, required in sacrifices
Leviticus 23:18; Numbers 23:1; Numbers 29:32; 1 Chronicles 15:26; Ezekiel 45:23
- Blood sprinkling seven times
Leviticus 4:6; Leviticus 14:7
- Oil sprinkling seven times
Leviticus 14:16
- Seven kine and seven ears of corn in Pharaoh's vision
Genesis 41:7
- The Israelites compassed Jericho seven times, on the seventh day sounding seven trumpets
Joshua 6:4
- Elisha's servant looked seven times for appearance of rain
1 Kings 18:43
- Naaman required to wash in Jordan seven times
2 Kings 5:10
- Seven steps in the temple seen in Ezekiel's vision
Ezekiel 40:22; Ezekiel 40:26
- The heat of Nebuchadnezzar's furnace intensified sevenfold
Daniel 3:19
- The light of the sun intensified sevenfold
Isaiah 30:26
- The threatened sevenfold punishment of Israel
Leviticus 26:21
- Silver purified seven times
Psalms 12:6
- Worshiping seven times a day
Psalms 119:164
- Seven chamberlains at the court of Ahasuerus
Esther 1:10
- Seven princes at the court of Ahasuerus
Esther 1:14
- Seven counsellors at the court of Artaxerxes
Ezra 7:14
- Seven maidens given to Esther
Esther 2:9
- Symbolic of many sons
Ruth 4:15; 1 Samuel 2:5; Jeremiah 15:9
- Symbolic of liberality
Ecclesiastes 11:2
- Seven magi
Proverbs 26:16
- Seven women shall seek polygamous marriage
Isaiah 4:1
- Seven shepherds to be sent forth against Assyria
Micah 5:6
- Seven lamps and pipes
Zechariah 4:2
- Seven deacons in the apostolic church
Acts 6:3
- Seven churches in Asia
Revelation 1:4; Revelation 1:20
- Seven seals
Revelation 5:1
- Seven thunders
Revelation 10:3
- Seven heads and seven crowns
Revelation 12:3; Revelation 13:1; Revelation 17:9
- Seven kings
Revelation 17:10
- Seven stars
Revelation 1:16; Revelation 1:20; Revelation 3:1; Amos 5:8
- Seven spirits
Revelation 1:4; Revelation 3:1; Revelation 4:5; Revelation 5:6
- Seven eyes of the Lord
Zechariah 3:9; Zechariah 4:10; Revelation 5:6
- Seven golden candlesticks
Revelation 1:12
- Seven angels with seven trumpets
Revelation 8:2
- Seven plagues
Revelation 15:1
- Seven horns and seven eyes
Revelation 5:6
- Seven angels with seven plagues
Revelation 15:6
- Seven golden vials
Revelation 15:7
- Scarlet-colored beast having seven heads
Revelation 17:3; Revelation 17:7