seven / sevenfold / seventh / seventyThe number seven is significant in the Scriptures. It is tied to it the idea of perfection and completeness. It can also symbolize God Himself, showing who He is and how He is present with His people. It is used at least 735 times throughout the entire Bible. It is also linked to the idea of Sabbath as a day of rest. Finally, the number seven appears many times in the book of Revelation, which is a book of prophecy revealing what will come in the “Last Days”.rested on the seventh day from all his Gen 2:2 (Heb 4:4)Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold Gen 4:15I will serve thee seven years for Rachel Gen 29:18seven empty ears ... shall be seven years of famine Gen 41:27and seventy elders of Israel; and worship Ex 24:1punish you seven times more for your sins Lev 26:18ye shall compass the city seven times Josh 6:4seven times a day do I praise thee, because Ps 119:164seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem Dan 9:2the Messiah the Prince, shall be seven weeks Dan 9:25seven lamps thereon ... seven pipes to the seven lamps Zech 4:2against me, and I forgave him? till seven times? Matt 18:21seven times: but, until seventy times seven Matt 18:22the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent Luke 10:1look ... among you seven men of honest report Acts 6:3the seven churches which are in Asia Rev 1:4 (1:11)I saw seven golden candlesticks Rev 1:12had in his hand seven stars Rev 1:16seven stars and the angels of the seven churches Rev 1:20to them were given seven trumpets Rev 8:2having seven heads and ten horns Rev 12:3 (13:1; 17:3)having the seven last plagues Rev 15:1
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