The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-10-20
NUMBER SEVEN.
Numerous Combinations in
Which Seven Plays an I'M
pOrtant Part

D
Which Seven Plays an I'M
portant Part
The frequent recurrence Of the number
seven in the scriptures, SAYS the Cincin-
natl EssqsirsF. SEEMS to indicate that there
are associated with il certain events, that
: il msy be termed the prophetic, represen-
tatiye symbolic number con~ecraf.s in the
/ holy scriptures and the religion Of the
Jews and other nations, by many myste-
7 rious events and circumstances
The old testament informs Us that God
I compisted the work Of creation in seven
days. and ~ apart the seventh day to be
q day Of rest for all mankind
( The slayer Of Abel was to be punished
seven fold and the SLAYER Of Lamech sew
enry and seven fold
OF every clean beast Noah took into the
ark by seyens, and took with him seven
souls when he entere-i the ark After
seven days the Vsfen 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
mountain Of Ararat
I In Pharaoh's two dreams he saw seven
( well-fayored and fat kline and seven III
I 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 p.enfy and seven years of famine.
The children of Israel were command
ed to eat unleavened bread seven DAYS.
and to observe the feast Of unlesvened
bread seven days shall there be no ieav-
en- found in your houses
The seventh month was signalized by
the feast Of trumpets. and the celebration
Of the feast Of tabernacles.
Seven weeks Was the interval between
the passover and the leniecost
The seventh year was observed a. the
sslbbathic.al year, and the year succeeding
seven times seven years as the year of ju-
bilee.
Seven dayswere appointed as the length
of the feast Of the tabernacles and pass
over.
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.
DeIilay bound Samson with seven green
withes. and wove the seven locks Of his
hair in the web.
Seven priests, bearing seven trumpets,
passed round the walls of Jerico seven
days, on the seventh day passing round
seven times and il fell.
Nebuchadnezzar had the furnace heat
ed seven times hotter than II was wont 70
Be heated to bs.rn ne three Hebrew
children. and was driven from among
them To the beasts Of the field until seven
times passed over him.
Elisha commanded Naaman 10 wash in
Jordan seven times and be cured of his
leprosy.
The sIuggard Is wiser in his own con-
ceit than seven men who can render
reason.
In the new testament the Savior CON-
manded 20 forgive an erring brother. not
until seven times, but seventy times sew
en if he repented.
In revelations of St John We read OF
seven churches, seven spirits. seven stars, |
seven seals, seven lamps, seven golden
candles5ieks, seven angels, seven vials,
and seven has; plaques
notion once prevailed in England
with some people that the seventh eensec-
utive ~on born had power 10 cure certain
diseases
Our great fight with the mother eoun-
try for liberty and independence lasted
seven years
The president of the United States,
Grover Cleveland, was seven times seven
years of age when he married his bride I
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 add |
ed makes seven times seven-the presi-
dents age. The brides birth occurred
seven years after the president attained
to his majority Their ages added make
ten times seven. three-seore and ten, the
number Of years allotted TO the age Of
man Multiply the number of their add
cd ages by seven, II makes seventy times
seven. the number Of times the Savior
commanded to forgive an erring brother
if he repenis
The presidents official title. president
ol the United States Of America. contains
five times seven letters The brides Off
cial relation. the white-house mistress,