The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-10-30
The Number Seven.

lcsentallNe SYmbOllc numOer con-
secraled in the Holy Scriptures 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 ofcrea-
ton in six days, and set apart the
seventh day to be day of rest for
all mankind.
The slayer of Abel was to be pun
ished seven-fold, and the slayer of
Lamech seventy and seven-fold.
OF every clean beast Noah took
into the ark by sevens, and took
with him seven souls when he enter
ed the ark. After seven days the
waters were upon the face of the
earth. The interval between send
ing 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 blast
cd by the east wind, which was fol-
lowed by seven years Of great plenty
and seven years offamine.
The children were commanded to
eat unleavened bread seven days,
and to observe the feast of unleav-
ened bread; seven days there shall
be no leaven found in your houses.
The seventh month was signaliz-
ed by the feasts of trumpets, and
the celebration of the Feasts of Tab
ernacle.
Seven weeks was the interval be-
tween the passover and the pente-
cost.
The seventh year was observed as
the Sabbatical year, and the year
succeeding 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
wanted 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
trumpets, passed round the walls o.
Jerico seven days, on the seventh
day passing round seven times, and
it fell.
Nebuchadnezzar had the furnace
heated seven times hotter than it was
wont to be heated to burn the three
Hebrew children, and was driven
from amongmen to the beasts of the
field until seven years passed ovel
him.
Elisha commanded Nasman tC
wash in J Jordan seven times and BIZ
cured of his leprosy.
The sluggard is wiser in his owr
council than seven men who car
render a reason.
In the New Testamentth Saviour
commanded to forgive an errinl
brother not until seven times bu
seventy times seven ifhe repented
Inthe New Testament the Saviour
commanded to forgive an errinl
brother not until seven times bn
seventy times seven if he repented
In Revelations of st. John we reaC
OF seven cil'iiones, eeo eI iai l.' so o,,o,
stars, seven se'ls, seyoil lui,l'', aes oia
golden clhule9'scns, , syn Iost , Igvls
se'eil t;'la ''liu oo ~ W., ,Nra,.ai ' r. a.
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land WIN soiilc peolIlo s,ii. 1'i ' suo
ehth colsecu!lVc i:l. poli' ii''u l'o"o
TO cure certain Il IL ulsea ;4I 4bo ,,o4h -
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