What is the significance of the number 7 in Genesis?

Answer 1

This was a tough question - I had to spend close to five hours discussing it with several Catholic priests. Anyway, this is what I gained from my various conversations: 1. In the Book of Revelation, the number 7 is used throughout: there are 7 churches, seven spirits, seven stars, seven seals, seven dooms, and seven new things. seven symbolizes Spiritual Perfection. 2. Seven is used over 700 times in The Bible - 54 times in Revelations. 3. The whole Word of God is founded upon the number 7 - it stands for the 7th day of the Creation week. The word CREATED is used seven times in connection with God's creative work. 4. In Leviticus 23:15-16, seven and the Sabbath, which was the 7th day. 5. Noah took the beasts into the ark by sevens. And, seven days after Noah went into the ark, the flood came. 6. When Israel took the city of Jericho, God told them to march around the city seven times. 7. There are seven feast days of our Lord: Passover, Unleavened, Fruit-Fruits, Pentecost, Atonment, Trumpets, and Tabernacle. 8. Solomon was seven years in building the Temple and kept the Feast for 7 days. 9. Job had 7 sons. 10. There are 7 Dispensations: Innocence, Conscience, Government, Patriarchal, Law, Grace, and Milleniah. 11. Jesus said to: "forgive 70 times 7" - in other words, He is saying, " keep on forgiving until you are complete." As an added note: there are 7 bones in the neck; 7 bones in the face; seven bones in the ankle. I hope the above info will provide the needed data you were requesting. RBB, MD