Nave's Topical Bible

THE NUMBER SEVEN

• SEVEN DAYS:

  • Week consists of
    Genesis 2:3; Exodus 20:11; Deuteronomy 5:13, 14

  • Noah in the ark before the great flood for
    Genesis 7:4, 10

  • Noah remains in the ark after sending forth the dove for
    Genesis 8:10, 12

  • Mourning for Jacob lasted for
    Genesis 50:10

  • Mourning of Job lasted
    Job 2:13

  • The plague of bloody waters in Egypt lasted for
    Exodus 7:25

  • The Israelites encircled Jericho for
    Joshua 6:4

  • The Passover lasted for
    Exodus 12:15

• SEVEN DAYS:

  • Saul directed by Samuel to stay at Gilgal, awaiting the prophet's command
    1Samuel 10:8; 13:8

  • The elders of Jabeshgilead ask for a truce of
    1Samuel 11:3

  • Dedication of the temple lasted double
    1Kings 8:65

  • Ezekiel sits by the Chebar River in astonishment for
    Ezekiel 3:15

  • The Feast of Tabernacles lasts for
    Leviticus 23:34, 42

  • Consecration of priests and altars lasted for
    Exodus 29:30, 35; Ezekiel 43:25, 26

  • Defilements lasted for
    Leviticus 12:2; 13:4

  • Fasts of
    2Samuel 12:16, 1Samuel 31:13; 18, 22

  • The firstborn of flocks and sheep must remain with their mothers, before being offered
    Exodus 22:30

  • The feast of Ahasuerus continued for
    Esther 1:5

  • Paul waits at Tyre for
    Acts 21:4

  • Paul stays at Puteoli for
    Acts 28:14

• SEVEN WEEKS:

  • In Daniel's vision concerning the coming of the Messiah for
    Daniel 9:25

  • Ten times for
    Daniel 9:24

  • The period between the Passover Feast and the Feast of Pentecost
    Leviticus 23:15

• SEVEN MONTHS:

  • Holy convocations in the seventh month
    Leviticus 23:24-44; Numbers 29; Ezekiel 45:25

• SEVEN YEARS:

  • Jacob serves for each of his wives for
    Genesis 29:15-30

  • Of abundance for
    Genesis 41:1-32, 53

  • A famine lasted in Egypt for
    Genesis 41:1-32, 54-56

  • A famine lasted in Canaan for
    2Samuel 24:13; 2Kings 8:1

  • The insanity of Nebuchadnezzar lasted for
    Daniel 4:32

  • Seven times, the period between the jubilees
    Leviticus 25:8

• MISCELLANEOUS SEVENS:

  • Of the clean animals taken into Noah's ark
    Genesis 7:2

  • Abraham gives Abimelech seven lambs
    Genesis 21:28

  • Rams and bullocks to the number of, required in sarifices
    Leviticus 23:18; Numbers 23:1; 29:32; 1Chronicles 15:26; Ezekiel 45:23

  • The sprinkling of blood seven times
    Leviticus 4:6; 14:7

  • The sprinkling of oil seven times
    Leviticus 14:16

  • Seven cows and seven ears of grain in Pharaoh's vision
    Genesis 41:2-7

  • The Israelites surrounded Jericho seven times, on the seventh day sounding seven trumpets
    Joshua 6:4

  • Elisha's servant looked seven times for the appearance of rain
    1Kings 18:43

  • Naaman was required to wash in the Jordan River seven times
    2Kings 5:10

  • The seven steps in the temple seen in Ezekiel's vision
    Ezekiel 40:22, 26

  • The heat of Nebuchadnezzars furnace was intensified sevenfold
    Daniel 3:19

  • The light of the sun was intensified sevenfold
    Isaiah 30:26

  • The threatened punishment of Israel was sevenfold
    Leviticus 26:18-21

  • Silver was purified seven times
    Psalm 12:6

  • Worshiping seven times a day
    Psalm 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; 1Samuel 2:5; Jeremiah 15:9

  • Symbolic of liberality
    Ecclesiastes 11:1, 2

  • Seven Magi
    Proverbs 26:16

  • Seven women will seek to marry one man
    Isaiah 4:1

  • Seven shepherds to be sent forth against Assyria
    Micah 5:5, 6

  • Seven lamps and pipes
    Zechariah 4:2

  • Seven deacons in the apostolic, or early, church
    Acts 6:3

  • Seven congregations in Asia
    Revelation 1:4, 20

  • Seven seals
    Revelation 5:1

  • Seven thunders
    Revelation 10:3

  • Seven heads and seven crowns
    Revelation 12:3; 13:1; 17:9

  • Seven kings
    Revelation 17:10

  • Seven stars
    Revelation 1:16, 20; 3:1; Amos 5:8

  • Seven spirits
    Revelation 1:4; 3:1; 4:5; 5:6

  • Seven eyes of the Lord
    Zechariah 3:9; 4:10; Revelation 5:6

  • Seven golden lampstands
    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

  • The scarlet-colored beast having seven heads
    Revelation 17:3, 7