is 7 a holy number? why is it always associated with spiritual things?

Answer 1

In religion
A highly symbolic number in the Torah, alluding to the infusion of spirituality and Godliness into the Creation. For example:
God rested on and sanctified the 7th day (Shabbat)
A seven-day purification period is required for one who has become tamei to become tahor
The Shemittah (Sabbatical) year arrives every 7th year
The Jubilee (Yovel) year comes after 7 times 7 years
The Counting of the Omer leading up to the Giving of the Torah is expressed as "7 times 7 weeks"
The weekly Torah portion is divided into seven aliyahs, and seven men or boys over the age of 13 are called up for the reading of these aliyahs during Shabbat morning services
Seven blessings are recited under the chuppah during a Jewish wedding ceremony
A Jewish bride and groom are feted with seven days of festive meals after their wedding, known as Sheva Berachot ("Seven Blessings")
The number of Ushpizzin (also known as the "Seven Shepherds") who visit the sukkah during the holiday of Sukkot: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, and David
The number of nations God told the Israelites they would displace when they entered the land of Israel (Deut. 7:1): the Hittite, the Girgashite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite
In Breslov tradition, the seven orifices of the face (2 eyes, 2 nostrils, 2 ears, and the mouth) are called "The Seven Candles"
The number of churches of Asia to which the Book of Revelation is addressed
The number of ayat in surat al-Fatiha
The number of heavens in Islamic tradition
The number of Earths in Islamic tradition
The numbers 7, 70, 70,000, etc. are used in Islamic traditions to denote an infinite or high number. In Arabic, 70, 70,000, etc. is used to mean infinite. This is because 1 is the smallest number, 2 is just after 1, 5 and 10 are exact, 4 and 6 are just before and after 5, and 9 is just before 10. This leaves 3, 7, and 8. 8 is closer to the end although it is larger. 8 is also an even number, so divisible by 2. Between 3 and 7, 3 is smaller so 7 is chosen to represent infinite.
The number of Seven Virtues: Chastity, Abstinence, Diligence, Liberality, Patience, Kindness, and Humility, and the corresponding Seven Deadly Sins: lust, avarice, envy, pride, sloth, gluttony and wrath
The seven terraces of Mount Purgatory (one per deadly sin)
The number of sacraments in the Roman Catholic faith
The number of palms in an Egyptian Sacred Cubit
The number of heads of the beast of the Book of Revelation, and of some other monsters, like the hydra
The minor symbol number of yang from the Taoist yin-yang
The number of times Cain will be avenged upon for the murder of his brother Abel
The number of ranks in Mithraism
The number seven is of particular significance within Cherokee cosmology

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Answer 2

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The number 7 is equally sacred amongst Islamic, Christian and Jewish religions. According to Jewish and Christian mythologies it took six days to create the world with the seventh day being the holiest day - a day of rest. The Bible, Zohar and other religious texts also recommend that fields were to be left fallow every seventh year as means of allowing the earth to regenerate itself. Some Christians believe the number 7 represents the seven levels of hell.

It is Hebrew tradition to mourn, or sit Shivah, for a period of 7 days.

Deities associated with the number 7 include Frigga; Minerva, the Roman Goddess of Intelligence and Wisdom and Mithras the Sun God in Zoroastrian lore.

The number 7 is associated with the colors violet, purple and plum. 7's gemstone is amethyst.

Flowers associated with 7 are irises and deep purple roses.

Some common superstitions about the number 7 are:

If your date of birth can be reduced to a single number that can be divided by seven then you will have a particularly lucky life.

Shattering a mirror brings 7 years of bad luck.

If you sing before 7 am then you will cry before 11 am.

Wrapping her husband's belt 7 times around a tree causes a woman to become fertile.

The seventh child of a seventh child is said to have psychic powers.

If you wash your hair on the 7th day of the month you will have trouble with the law.

It is unlucky to get married April 7th or December 7th.

If you dream about the number 7, you will soon meet a soul mate.

Answer 3

7 is mentioned a number of times in Revelation. And i'm sure if God wanted it written so many times it must have some importnace!

Rev 1:4 - letter to the Seven churches in the province of Asia (Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum,Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea). And there was an angel appointed to each of these churches

Rev 5:1 - scroll with 7 seals. The only one worthy to open the seals was the Lamb.

Rev 8 - seven angels who stand before God.

Rev 8:6 - seven angels with seven trumpets

Rev 8/9 - seven plagues

Rev 16 - seven bowl of God's wrath

I'm sure there's more but I don't have time to find them right now. If you read Reveltion, you'll find its full of significant numbers that are symbolic

Answer 4

It represents "Victory." It goes like this, 1. Power; 2. Wisdom; 3. Understanding; 4. Mercy; 5. Severity; 6. Beauty; 7. Victory; 8. Eternity; 9. Foundation; 10. Kingdom.

Answer 5

Numbers of the bible have meaning.The study of numbers in the bible is called Gematria.For brief reference to study bible better I give you meaning of the numbers 1 through 10.
1- unity, 2- division or difference 3-completeness 4- Father's creative work 5- Divine grace 6- number of man without Father & Jesus 7- Spiritual perfection 8- regeneration or new beginning 9- the number of finality or judgement 10- Ordinal perfection.This is brief summary of some numbers of the bible and their meanings.

Answer 6

Remove "S" with an "H" in 7, you will understand why man considers it a holy number.

Answer 7

7 represents the 7 churches its in The Book of Revelation.

Answer 8

Techinically, 888 is supposed to be the holy number of christianity's "God". Opposite of 666 obviouly.

Otherwise, "7" is more related to judiasm.

Answer 9

i thought 7 means the seven deadly sins.

3 is a holy number cos it represents the holy trinity: father, son, holy spirit.

amen.

Answer 10

In judaism, numbers have special significance, and 7 is definitely such a number. It symbolizes completion, among other things.