Statue of Zeus, at Athens, by Phidias. Pharos of Egypt, built by Ptolemy Philadelphus, of white marble, 283 B.C.; or the Palace of Cyrus which is sometimes substituted. Sanskrit lore has very frequent reference to this number: note:— Sapta Rishi, seven sages; Sapta Kula, 7 castes; Sapta Loka, seven worlds; Sapta Para, 7 cities; Sapta Dwipa, seven holy islands; Sapta Arania, 7 deserts; Sapta Parna, 7 human principles; Sapta Samudra, seven holy seas; Sapta Vruksha, 7 holy trees. Dirty old hip hop visioneers rarlab. The Assyrian Tablets also teem with groups of sevens—7 gods of sky; 7 gods of earth; 7 gods of fiery spheres: seven gods maleficent; seven phantoms; spirits of' seven heavens; spirits of seven earths.

The seven ancient planets (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) are the agents of Destiny, often depicted as hostile. It is a reflection, perhaps, of life lived no longer in a village or a small-scale city-state but in a great empire where the government is inaccessible and the ruler may well have proclaimed himself a divine being.

The Chaldean notion seems to have been that 7 was a holy number which became nefast under certain conditions. The opposite sides of a die added together are always seven in total numeration, the 4 opposite 3, 6 opposite 1, and so on. It used to be asserted, says John Heydon, that every seventh Male born without any female coming between, can cure the King's Evil, by Word, or Touch. 17 gives the 7 characters of wisdom. After Birth the 7th hour decides whether the child will live, in 7 days the cord falls off, in twice 7 days the eyes follow a light, thrice 7 days turns the head, 7 months gets teeth, twice 7 months sits firmly, thrice 7 months begins to talk, after 4 times 7 months walks strongly.

After 7 years, teeth of second set appear. After 14 years is the arrival of generative power.

After 2i the hair of Manhood is completed. After 28 we cease to grow, at 35 is greatest strength, at 49 is the greatest discretion, and 70 is the natural end of Life. The Moon passes through stages of 7 days in increase, full, decrease, and renewal. Naaman was ordered by Elisha (an Adept) to take seven dips in Jordan, to cleanse himself from Leprosy.

The Golden Candlestick of Seven Branches was a notable emblematic ornament of the Tabernacle of Moses, Exodus xxv. Note the seven years for Repentance; 7 churches of Asia (or Assiah), 7 Angels with Trumpets, 7 candlesticks of the Holy Places, 7 seals, 7 trumpets, 7 kings, 7 thousands slain, 7 vials of wrath to be poured out, pace the Apocalypse. 7 members make a Freemasons' lodge perfect, although 5 may hold one. Francis Barrett, in his 'Magus,' catalogues 7 Birds, Fishes, Animals, metals, stones, and members of the body. It has been said there are seven apertures of the skull to correspond with the planets. Download soal dan pembahasan sbmptn 2016.

There are Seven Degrees in the Oriental Order of Sikha and the Sat Bhai (7 Brothers); but I have doubts of the Brahmanic authenticity of the present Order of the name, which was introduced by J. Lawrence Archer. From the relative length of their courses the ancients constructed a Planetary Ladder, with Vowel Symbols, thus. Venus Sun Mars Jupit.