There are a number of lists and events in the Bible that show up in sevens. This is a partial list.
Seven Days of Creation (Gen 1)
- Earth/water. Light. Light separated from dark.
- Sky. Water separated from water.
- Earth. Water separated from earth. Vegetation.
- Sun, moon and stars
- Birds and fish
- Land animals and man
- Rest
Seven Promises to Abraham (Gen 12:1-3)
- I will make you a great nation
- I will bless you
- I will make your name great
- You will be a blessing
- I will bless those who bless you
- I will curse those who dishonor you
- In you all the families of the earth will be blessed
Seven Annual Levitical Feasts (Lev 23)
- Passover
- Unleavened Bread
- First Fruits
- Weeks
- Trumpets
- Atonement
- Tabernacles
Seven OT Events on Passover Day (* Barley harvest begins on Passover)
- Moses’ Exodus (Exod 12)
- Abraham’s Covenant (See Exod 12:40-41, LXX. Gen 15)
- Joshua Crossing Jordan (Josh 5)
- Ruth’s Return to Bethlehem (Ruth 1) *
- David and the Gibeonites (2 Sam 21) *
- Hezekiah’s Reforms (2 Chron 30)
- Josiah’s Reforms (2 Chron 35)
Seven Ones of Unity (Eph 4)
- One Body
- One Spirit
- One Hope
- One Lord
- One Faith
- One Baptism
- One God and Father
Seven Signs in John
- Turning water into wine (Jn 2)
- Healing an official’s son (Jn 4)
- Healing at the pool of Bethesda (Jn 5)
- Feeding of the five-thousand (Jn 6)
- Walking on water (Jn 6)
- Healing of the man born blind (Jn 9)
- Raising Lazarus from the dead (Jn 11)
Seven “I AM” Statements in John
- I AM the Bread of Life (Jn 6)
- I AM the Light of the World (Jn 8)
- I AM the Door (Jn 10)
- I AM the Good Shepherd (Jn 10)
- I AM the Resurrection and the Life (Jn 11)
- I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life (Jn 14)
- I AM the True Vine (Jn 15)
Seven Woes to the Scribes & Pharisees (Matt 23 ..although the KJV has 8 due to v14.)
- Lock up the kingdom of heaven; Refuse to go in and Prevent people from entering
- Travel over land and sea to make false proselytes twice as guilty
- Perverse oaths that profane the temple
- Tithe obscure minutiae but neglect weightier things of the Law (justice, mercy and faith)
- Clean outside but inside is dirty with greed and self-indulgence
- Beautiful tombs with stinking bones (hypocrisy and lawlessness)
- Venerate martyrs but would execute the innocent
Seven Things/People the Lord Hates (Prov 6:16-19)
- Eyes of Arrogance
- Tongues that Lie
- Hands that murder
- Hearts that plot wicked schemes
- Feet that run to evil
- Liars who libel/slander
- Troublemakers among brothers