Tall-leksikon - Matematikk på nett - Nordreisa videregående skole
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Dagens tall:<br />
• As per Hindu mythology, there are seven worlds in the universe, seven seas in the world and seven<br />
Rishies (seven gurus) called sapta rishis.<br />
• Seven hills at tirumala also known as ezhu malaiyan means Sevenhills god<br />
• There are 7 Chakras.<br />
• The number of ayat in surat al-Fatiha.<br />
• The number of heavens in Islamic tradition.<br />
• The number of levels of Earth in Islamic tradition.<br />
• The number of circumambulations (Tawaf) that are made around the Kaaba<br />
• The number of walks between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah mountains -that is travelling back and forth-<br />
seven times during the ritual pilgrimages of Hajj and Umrah.<br />
• The number of fires in hell. i.e the 7 fires of hell.<br />
• The number of doors to hell is also seven.<br />
• The Menorah is a 7-branched candelabrum<br />
• A highly symbolic number in the Torah, alluding to the infusion of<br />
spirituality and Godliness into the creation. For example:<br />
o God rested on and sanctified the seventh day (Shabbat). – Genesis 2:3.<br />
"Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn out her seven pillars." –<br />
Proverbs of Solomon son of David King of Israel 9:1<br />
o A seven-day purification period is required for one who has become tamei to become tahor.<br />
o The Shmita (Sabbatical) year arrives every seventh year.<br />
o The Jubilee (Yovel) year comes after 7 times 7 years.<br />
o The Counting of the Omer leading up to the Giving of the Torah is expressed as "7 times 7 weeks."<br />
o There are 7 days of Passover and Sukkot when celebrated in Israel.<br />
o Shiv`a (another pronunciation of the Hebrew word for 7— (Hebrew: העבש ; "seven")), is the number of<br />
days of mourning. Hence, one sits Shiva. As in Shiva (Judaism)<br />
• The weekly Torah portion is divided into seven aliyahs, and seven Jewish men (or boys over the age<br />
of 13 who are considered men; Bar Mitzvah) are called up for the reading of these aliyahs during<br />
Shabbat morning services.<br />
• Seven blessings are recited under the chuppah during a Jewish wedding ceremony.<br />
• A Jewish bride and groom are feted with seven days of festive meals after their wedding, known as<br />
Sheva Berachot ("Seven Blessings").<br />
• The number of Ushpizzin (also known as the "Seven Shepherds") who visit the sukkah during the<br />
holiday of Sukkot: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, and David.<br />
• The number of nations God told the Israelites they would displace when they entered the land of Israel<br />
(Deut. 7:1): the Hittite, the Girgashite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the<br />
Jebusite.<br />
• In Breslov tradition, the seven orifices of the face (2 eyes, 2 nostrils, 2 ears, and the mouth) are called<br />
"The Seven Candles."<br />
• The Menorah (Hebrew: הרונמ ), is a seven-branched candelabrum lit by olive oil in the Tabernacle and<br />
the Temple in Jerusalem. The menorah is one of the oldest symbols of the Jewish people. It is said to<br />
symbolize the Burning bush as seen by Moses on Mount Sinai (Exodus 25).<br />
• The number of times Cain will be avenged by God if he is murdered (Gen 4:15).<br />
• The Israelites circled Jericho for 7 days and then the wall tumbled down.<br />
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