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enth year Of existence calls to
mind the curious importance with
which the number seven has been
invested in ancient mythologiea
and systems of philosophy, in the
books Of the Old and New Tosta-
ments, in ecclesiastical traditions
and in legendary stories and folk
lore; and the frequency with
which it is referred to in the litera-
turo Of all nations and made the
numerical basis Of stories, poems
and allegorics. Afew OF these arc
mentioned below, but the number
might be increased seyen(old.
Jocob served seven years for
Rachel, and then, whom he was
cheated by his father-in-law and
given Leah instead, lie served
seven other years for her.
Pharoall, in his prophetic dream,
saw seven lat-fish and well-fayored
kline and seven ill-EayoFed and
lean-Gslled kline, and seven ears Of
corn, full and good, and seven ears
withcled, thin and blasted with
the East wind.
Tn the book Of Numbers it is
ordained that whoever touched one
that was slain with a sword in the
open fields. or dead body or 4
grave, should be unclcan seven
days.
In tho Book Of Lcviticus The
priest is directed to sprinkle the
blood Of the bullocks offered in
sacrifice seven times before the
Lord, and a lcper was to b. sprink-
lod seven times by tile priest with
the blood Of IL bird sacrificed foi
his cleansing.
Tho woman friends Of Naomi
praised her daughter-in-law Ruth
saying that sho was better than
seven sons.
In the first chapter Of tle Book
Of Esther il is recorded that on the
seventh day of the great feast
which the King Ahastlerus madO
in the third year Of his reign, he
sent his seven chamberlains ia
bring Vashti, tie Queen, before him
to show The people her beauty
When the Queen refused 10 conc
The King was wrotli and consulted
"the seven Princes OF Persia and
Media which saw the Kings face
and which sat first in the king,
DOM" rs 10 what should be done
to The Queen for her disobediencc
The first verse ofthe ninth clap,
Ter of The Proverbs Of Solomon
reads: 9yS'isdom hath build hel
house; #slle#llatllZ lluwllaollt# LEI
seven. Chambers, nclthe twenty.
fifth verse ofZtho tWenty-sixtl
.cllapter=is:="NYLenzh speakell
fair believe him not; for there arc
seven denominations in his heart. u
In several books Of the Old Ties
lament il is directed that acVen bul
locks and seven rams should be Of
1ered in aacriIice..
There were sever Sons born unit
Job.
jacob bowed seven times befort
his brother Esau.
In The Gospel, according to Nal
thew, We aro commanded 10 forgive
him who has wrOnged us, not sever
times, hut seventy times seven.
The Lords prayer contains seven
petitions.
Seven devils were cast out o.
Mary Magdalene.
In The twelfth chapter of st
Marks Gospel is recorded the
qre;tions put hy the SAllduecq.
concerning the woman WHO has
had xcven husbands.
In st. Matthew We IRE told tha
the unclean spirit which goetlI oil
Of Il man returnetll with seven nthe
spirits more wicked llian himself
BilIlah, the liaD,Imnid Of Rachel
bore seven SONS 10 Jacob.
The priest Of Milian, Into wlricl
land Moses fled from tie face o
Iharoall, had seven daughters. wll'
drew water and filled the trough!
TO water their fathers locks. Mo
ses helped them against the shop
herds who would drive them away
and afterwards dwcIt with tn
priest and married his daughte
ZippOraIl.
At the demand Of BALKAN, Balal
built seven affairs land pmparcr
gevcn oxen and seven rams to ollie
us sacrifices thereon.
Seven nations possessed tn
land Of Palcstine-tlie Utilities, til
Girgashitcs, the Amoritcs, til
Canaanites, the Pcrizxites, the iii
vites md the .lczuSitcs.
When the children Of Israel he
Reiged Jericho ii waE commando,
that seven priest should bear hcCor
the ark seven trumpet Of ram.
horns, and that on the seventh Ia,
they would compass the city scycI
times.
One of the most remarkable IN,
most affecting stories of tho OF,
Testament is Tint which record
the hAngiug Of the seven SOUS q
Saul. In the DAYS when llavil