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Seventy
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(שַׁבְעַי ם, shibim), as being the multiple of the full number seven and the perfect number ten, shares in the sacredness or conventionality of the former in Scripture. (See SEVEN). They are sometimes put in contrast in the complete phrase "seventy times seven" (Genesis 4:24; Matthew 18:21). Some of the most remarkable combinations of this number are specified below.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Seventy'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/seventy.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Seventy'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/seventy.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.