The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-03-17
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The Number ssSeyen.o

occurrences in which the figure seven
occurs will doubtless be read with inter
est;
In six days creation was perfected, and
the seventh was set apart for rest On
the seventh day ofthe seventh month,
holy observance was ordained the chill
dren of Israel, who tasted days and re-
manned Z days in tents; the seventh day
was directed TO be Sabbath of rest for
all things; at the end of seven times sew
en- years commenced the grand jubilee;
every seventh year the land lay fallow;
every seventh year there was general re-
lease from all debts, and all bondSmen
were set free From this law many have
originated the custom of binding young
men to Z years apprenticeship, and of
Furnishing incorrigble offenders by trans
portation for I, twice 7, or three times 7
years; every years the law was directed
to be read to the people; Jacob served
seven years for the possession of Rachel,
and also another I years; Noah had Z
days warning of the flood, and was COM
manded to take the fowls of the air into
the ark by sevens, and the clean beasts
by sevens; the ark touched the ground in
the seventh month, and in 7 days dove
was sent; and again in days after. The
Z years of famine were foretold in Pha-
roah's dreams by the fat and the lean
kline, and the ears of full corn and the
Z ears of blasted corn. The young ami
mails were to remain with the dam 7
days, and at the close of the seventh day
taken away. By the old law man was
commanded. to forgive his offending
brother times, but the meekness of the
last revealed religion extended his hui
initiation to seventy times T. "If Cain
shall be avenged fold, truly Lamech
seventy times 7" In the destruction of
Jericho, priests bore trumpets I days,
and on the seventh day surrounded the
wall times, and after the seventh time
the wall fell Balaam prepared bull
locks and rams for. the sacrifice. La
ban pursued Jacob Z days journey.
Jobs friends sat with him I days and
nights, and offered I bullocks and rams
In atonement for their wickedness Da-
vid, in bringing up the ark, offered bull
locks and Z rams. Elijah sent his SER
want times to look for the cloud Hez-
ekiah, in cleaning The temple, offered Z
bullocks, rams, and he-goats as a sim
ut vi 1SIdtI, N1Gu
Hezekiah took away the strange affairs,
kept the feast of unleavened bread days.
King Ahasuerus had 7 chamberlains, a
day feast, and sent for the queen on the
seventh day; and in the seventh year of
his reign she was taken to him. Queen
Esther had I maids to attend her. Solo
mon was years building the temple, at
the dedication of whichlhe Toasted days;
in the tabernacle were lamps; 7 days
were appointed for an atonement upon
the altar, and the priests son was ordain-
ed to wear his fathers garments 7days the
children of Israel ate unleavened bread 7
days; Abraham gave eve lambs to
Abimelech as memorial for well; Jo-
seph mourned days for Jacob. The rab-
bis say God employed the power of an
swering this number to perfect the great
ness of Samuel, his name answering the
which signifies Whence Hannah his
mother, in her thanks, says, that the
barren had brought forth the seventh"
In the Scriptures are enumerated resur-
rections-the widows son, by Elias; the
Summarizes son, by Elisha; the soldier
who touched the bones of the prophet;
the daughter of the ruler of the syna-
gogue; the widows son of Main; Laza-
rus and our blessed Lord. Out of Mary
Magdalene were cast seven devils. The
apostles chose seven deacons. Enoch,
who was translated, was the seventh
after Adam and Jesus Christ the seven
ty-seventh in direct line Our Saviour
spoke times from the cross, on which
heremained Z hours; he appeared times,
after times Z days sent the Holy Ghost.
In the Lords prayer are petitions,
expressed in I times words, emitting
those OF a mere grammatical connec-
ton. Within this number are contained
all the mysteries of the Apocalypse. re-
vealed to the churches of Asia; there
appeared seven golden candlestieks, and
stars that were in the hand of Him that
was IN the midst; lamps being the
spirits OF God. The book with seals;
Kings, I thunders; thousand men
that were slain The dragon with I heads.
and the angels bearing7 walls of wrath.
The vision of Daniel weeks. The fiery
furnace was made times hotter for Sbad-
rack, Meshach and Abednego: Nebu-
chadneZzar ate grass off the field seven
years. The elders of Israel were 70.
There are also numbered 7 heavens. 7
~ SOUS hiSC Iu6I, champions
of Christendom, notes in music, 7 prim-
airy colors, Z deadly sins, 7 sacraments in
the Roman Catholic Church. The seventh
son was considered as endowed with pre-
eminent wisdom; the seventh son of
seventh son is still thought by some to
possess the power. of healing disease spon-
taneously. Perfection is iikened to gold
Z times purified in fire, and we yet say
you brighten me out of my senses"
Anciently a child was not named before
Z days, not being accounted fully to have
life before that periodical day. The teeth
spring out in the seventh month and are
renewed in the seventh year, when in
fancy is changed into childhood. At
thrice the faculties are developed, man.
hood commences, and we become legally
competent to civil acts; at four times 7
man is in full possession ofhs strength;
at FIVE times he is fit for the business of
the world; at six times 7 he becomes
grave and wise, or never; at seven times
ne is in his apogee, and from that time
he decays. At eight times I he is in his
climacteric, or year of danger; at ten