The number 7 and other holy numbers?

[Plenty]

Anybody know anything about religion and numbers like 7, 3, and 12. And meanings?

Thanks

 

[shunemite]

hmmm.... I don't pay much attention to it. John Hagee talks about that a lot, stuff like make sure you give 7 times, fast for 40 days, or the 7th month of the year is very important etc. The number 7 is very important in Jewish culture, and in Revelations the number 7 is mentioned many times. I honestly don't know if numbers in the Bible had more to do with Jewish culture (like not eating with gentiles or shaving their beards) or not.

 

[CICI24]

I know the number 8 represents New beginnings.

 

[islangirl2002]

I've also learned that the number 8 means new beginnings. Never really heard anything about 7.

 

[KeraQueen]

The number 7 in the Bible is meant to stand for completeness.

The world was created in 7 days.

All of the dreams that Joseph interpreted for Pharoah consisted of 7years of bad luck/fortune followed by 7 years of good.

7 plagues.

There are many more examples, but I can't think of them right now...

 

[KeraQueen]

This page gives some good examples

http://vava.essortment.com/numbersbible_rfyq.htm

 

[KeraQueen]

Some more examples of numbers in the Bible

http://www.bible-history.com/tabernacle/TAB4Numbers_and_Scripture.htm

 

[gn1g]

I am a firm believer in numbers (God's Way).
I have dreamed numbers all of my life

A very good book on numbers is Biblical Mathematics keys to scripture numerics How to count the bible by Ev. Ed F. Vallowe