Jesse presented seven of his sons to Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”

So the Israelites who were present observed the Passover at that time, as well as the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.

Although a righteous person may fall seven times, he gets up again, but the wicked will be brought down by calamity.

Then he shouted in a loud voice like a lion roaring, and when he shouted, the seven thunders sounded their voices.

From John, to the seven churches that are in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from “he who is,” and who was, and who is still to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,

The latticework on the tops of the pillars was adorned with ornamental wreaths and chains; the top of each pillar had seven groupings of ornaments.

And on the fifteenth day of this month is the festival. For seven days bread made without yeast must be eaten.

On the seventh day they were up at the crack of dawn and marched around the city as before – only this time they marched around it seven times.

Their relatives, who lived in their settlements, came from time to time and served with them for seven-day periods.

Now that very day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.

There we found some brothers and were invited to stay with them seven days. And in this way we came to Rome.

“‘You must count for yourselves seven weeks from the day after the Sabbath, from the day you bring the wave offering sheaf; they must be complete weeks.

“‘If, in spite of all these things, you do not obey me, I will discipline you seven times more on account of your sins.

I will walk in hostile rage against you and I myself will also discipline you seven times on account of your sins.

So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. But they seemed like only a few days to him because his love for her was so great.

Complete my older daughter’s bridal week. Then we will give you the younger one too, in exchange for seven more years of work.”

So he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob for seven days. He caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.

Then seven bad-looking, thin cows were coming up after them from the Nile, and they stood beside the other cows at the edge of the river.

But seven years of famine will occur after them, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will devastate the land.

“You are to make its seven lamps, and then set its lamps up on it, so that it will give light to the area in front of it.