The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-08-21
THE NUMBER SEVEN.
Numerous Combinations in which 1t Plays
an Important Part.


an Important Part.
The frequent recurrence of the num-
Der seven in the Scriptures seems to in
dictate that there are associated with it
certain events, that it may be termed
the prophetic, representative symbolic
number consecrated in the Holy Scrip
lures and the religion of the Jews
and other nations, by many mysterious
events and circumstances.
The Old Testament informs US that
God completed the work of creation in
seven days, and set apart the seventh
day to be day of rest for all man.
kind.
The slayer of Abel was to be punished
seven-fold, and the slayer of Lamech
seventy and seven fold
Of every clean beast Noah took into
his ark by sevens, and took with him
seven souls when he entered the ark
After seven days the waters were upon
the face of the earth. The intervals
between sending out the dove the
second and third times were seven days.
and in the seventh month the ark rested
on the mountains of Ararat.
In Pharaoh's two dreams he saw
seven well-favored and fat kline and
seven ill-favored and lean kline, and
seven ears of corn on one stalk, rank
and good, and seven ears blasted with
the east wind, which was followed by
seven years of great plenty and seven
years of famine.
The children of Israel were COM
manded to eat unleavened bread seven
days, and to observe the feast of UNI
leavened bread; seven days shall there
be no leaven found in your houses.
The seventh month was signafzed by
the feasts of trumpets and the celebra-
ton of the Feast of Tabernacles.
Seven weeks was the interval between
the Passover and the Pentecost.
The seventh year was observed as the
Sabbatical year, and the year succeed
ing seven times seven years as the year
of jubilee.
Seven days were appointed as the
length of the feasts of Tabernacles and
Passover.
Seven days for the ceremonies of the
conservation of the priests.
Seven victims were to be offered on
any special occasion.
When Abraham and Abimelech want
ed to confirm an oath they took seven
eve lambs of the flock.
Jacob served Laban seven years for
each of his daughters.
Delilah bound Samson with seven
green withes, and wove the seven locks
! of his hair in the web.
Seven priests. bearing seven trump
cts, passed round the walls of Jericho
seven days, on the seventh day passing
round seven times, and it fell.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT had the furnace
heated seven times hotter than it was
wont to be heated to burn the three
Hebrew children, and was driven from
among men to the beasts of the field
until seven times passed over him.
Elisha commanded Naaman to wash
in Jordan seven times and be cured of
his leprosy.
The sluggard is wiser in his own con-
ceit than seven men who can render q
reason.
In the New Testament Christ COM
manded to forgive an erring brother
not until seven times, but seventy times
seven IL he repenleu.
In Revelations of st. John we read
of seven churches, seven spirits, seven
stars. seven seals, seven lamps, seven
golden candlesticks, seven angels,
seven walls and seven last plaques.
A notion once prevailed in England
with some people that the seventh con-
secutive son born had power to cure
certain diseases.
Our great fight with the mother coun-
try for liberty and independence tasted
seven years.
The President of the United States,
Grover Cleveland, was seven times
seven years of age when married; his
bride, Frances Folsom, three times
seven years of age, making difference
in their ages of four times seven years.
The brides age and the difference in
their ages added makes seven times
seven the Presidents age. The bride 6
birth occurred seven years after the
President attained to his majority.
Their ages added make ten times seven,
three score and ten, the number OF
wears allotted to the age of man.
Multiply the number of their added
ages by seven, it makes seventy times
seven.
The Presidents official title. Presi'
dent of the United States of America,
contains five times seven letters. The
brides official relation, The White
House Mistress. contains three times
seven letters.-A. E6ey, IN Cincinnati