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Seven in the Bible Dictionary

1. Interesting facts concerning this number
2. Days
3. Week consists of Gen 2:3; Ex 20:11; Deut 5:13, 14 Read
4. Noah in the ark before the great flood for Gen 7:4, 10 Read
5. Noah remains in the ark after sending forth the dove for Gen 8:10, 12 Read
6. Mourning for Jacob lasted for Gen 50:10 Read
7. The sympathy for Job by Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar for Job 2:13 Read
8. The plague of bloody waters in Egypt lasted for Ex 7:25 Read
9. The Israelites encircled Jericho for Josh 6:4 Read
10. The Passover lasted for Ex 12:15 Read
11. Saul directed by Samuel to stay at Gilgal awaiting the prophet’s command for 1 Sam 10:8; 13:8 Read
12. The elders of Jabesh-gilead ask for a truce of 1 Sam 11:3 Read
13. Dedication of the temple lasted double 1 Kgs 8:65 Read
14. Ezekiel sits by the Chebar River in astonishment for Ezek 3:15 Read
15. The Feast of Tabernacles lasted for Lev 23:34, 42 Read
16. The consecration of priests and altars lasted for Ex 29:30, 35; Ezek 43:25, 26 Read
17. Defilements lasted for Lev 12:2; 13:4 Read
18. Fasts of 1 Sam 31:13; 2 Sam 12:16, 18, 22 Read
19. The firstborn of flocks and sheep must remain with their mothers, before being offered Ex 22:30 Read
20. The feast of Ahasuerus continued for Esth 1:5 Read
21. Paul waits at Tyre for Acts 21:4 Read
22. Paul stays at Puteoli for Acts 28:14 Read
23. Weeks
24. In Daniel’s vision concerning the coming of the Messiah for Dan 9:25 Read
25. Ten times for Dan 9:24 Read
26. The period between the Passover Feast and the Feast of Pentecost Lev 23:15 Read
27. Months
28. Holy convocations in the seventh month Lev 23:24–44; Num 29; Ezek 45:25 Read
29. Years
30. Jacob serves for each of his wives for Gen 29:15–30 Read
31. Of abundance for Gen 41:1–32, 53 Read
32. A famine lasted in Egypt for Gen 41:1–32, 54–56 Read
33. A famine lasted in Canaan for 2 Sam 24:13; 2 Kgs 8:1 Read
34. The insanity of Nebuchadnezzar for Dan 4:32 Read
35. Seven times, the period between the jubilees Lev 25:8 Read
36. Miscellany of sevens
37. Of the ceremonially clean creatures taken into Noah’s ark Gen 7:2 Read
38. Abraham gives Abimelech seven lambs Gen 21:28 Read
39. 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 Read
40. The sprinkling of blood seven times Lev 4:6; 14:7 Read
41. The sprinkling of oil seven times Lev 14:16 Read
42. Seven cows and seven ears of grain in Pharaoh’s vision Gen 41:2–7 Read
43. The Israelites surrounded Jericho seven times, and on the seventh day sounding seven trumpets Josh 6:4 Read
44. Elisha’s servant looked seven times for the appearance of rain 1 Kgs 18:43 Read
45. Naaman was required to wash in the Jordan River seven times 2 Kgs 5:10 Read
46. The seven steps in the temple seen in Ezekiel’s vision Ezek 40:22, 26 Read
47. The heat of Nebuchadnezzars furnace was intensified sevenfold Dan 3:19 Read
48. The light of the sun was intensified sevenfold Isa 30:26 Read
49. The threatened punishment of Israel was sevenfold Lev 26:18–21 Read
50. Silver was purified seven times Ps 12:6 Read
51. Worshiping seven times a day Ps 119:164 Read
52. Seven chamberlains at the court of Ahasuerus Esth 1:10 Read
53. Seven princes Esth 1:14 Read
54. Seven counsellors at the court of Artaxerxes Ezra 7:14 Read
55. Seven maidens given to Esther Esth 2:9 Read
56. Symbolical
57. Of many sons Ruth 4:15; 1 Sam 2:5; Jer 15:9 Read
58. Of liberality Eccl 11:1, 2 Read
59. Seven magi (wise men) Prov 26:16 Read
60. Seven women will seek a polyandrous marriage Isa 4:1 Read
61. Seven shepherds to be sent forth against Assyria Mic 5:5, 6 Read
62. Seven lamps and pipes Zech 4:2 Read
63. Seven servants (Greek: diakonoi) in the Jerusalem congregations Acts 6:3 Read
64. Seven congregations in Asia Rev 1:4, 20 Read
65. Seven seals Rev 5:1 Read
66. Seven thunders Rev 10:3 Read
67. Seven heads and seven crowns Rev 12:3; 13:1; 17:9 Read
68. Seven kings Rev 17:10 Read
69. Seven stars Rev 1:16, 20; 3:1; Amos 5:8 Read
70. Seven spirits Rev 1:4; 3:1; 4:5; 5:6 Read
71. Seven eyes of the Lord Zech 3:9; 4:10; Rev 5:6 Read
72. Seven golden lampstands Rev 1:12 Read
73. Seven angels with seven trumpets Rev 8:2 Read
74. Seven plagues Rev 15:1 Read
75. Seven horns and seven eyes Rev 5:6 Read
76. Seven angels with seven plagues Rev 15:6 Read
77. Seven golden vials Rev 15:7 Read
78. The scarlet-colored beast having seven heads Rev 17:3, 7 Read

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.