Seven · Topics

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

Nave’s Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1896), public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.