'Times' in the Bible

The LORD told him, "This won't happen, because whoever kills you will suffer seven times the vengeance." Then the LORD placed a sign on Cain so that no one finding him would kill him.

For if Cain is being avenged seven times, then Lamech will be avenged 77 times."

The Nephilim were on the earth at that time (and also immediately afterward), when those divine beings were having sexual relations with those human women, who gave birth to children for them. These children became the heroes and legendary figures of ancient times.

These are the family records of Noah: Noah was a righteous man. Blameless during his times, Noah communed with God.

Even so, your father has cheated me. He broke our wage agreement ten times. However, God didn't allow him to harm me.

I've lived in your house these 20 years serving fourteen years for your two daughters and another six years for your flocks. During all that time you changed my wages ten times.

Then he went out to meet Esau, passing in front of all of them, and bowed low to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

Joseph himself brought portions to them from his own table, except that he provided to Benjamin five times as much as he did for each of the others. So they feasted together and drank freely with Joseph.

They are to judge the people at all times. Let them bring every major matter to you, but let them judge every minor matter. It will lighten your burden, and they'll bear it with you.

They judged the people at all times; the difficult matters they brought to Moses, but every minor matter they judged.

"Three times a year you are to celebrate a festival for me.

Three times a year all your males shall appear in the presence of the Lord GOD."

Three times during the year all your males are to appear in the presence of the LORD God of Israel,

since I'm going to drive out nations before you, and enlarge your borders, and no one will covet your land, when you go up to appear in the presence of the LORD your God three times a year.

The priest is to dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times in the LORD's presence in front of the curtain of the sanctuary.

Then the priest is to dip his finger in the blood, sprinkle some of the blood seven times in front of the curtain in the LORD's presence,

He sprinkled some on the altar seven times, and then anointed the altar, all its vessels, the basin, and its base to consecrate them.

He is to sprinkle the blood seven times on the person with the infectious skin disease and then pronounce him clean. Then he is to release the live bird into the open fields.

The priest is to dip his right finger in the olive oil that is in his left palm and sprinkle some of the olive oil with his finger seven times in the LORD's presence.

and use his right finger to sprinkle oil from his left palm seven times in the LORD's presence.

He is to take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the two crimson threads, and the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird over flowing water. Then he is to sprinkle the house seven times.

He is to take blood from the ox and sprinkle it with his forefinger toward the surface of the Mercy Seat. Then he is to sprinkle the blood on the surface of the Mercy Seat with his forefinger seven times.

and sprinkle it with the blood on his forefinger seven times, cleansing and sanctifying it from Israel's sins."

"Tell the Israelis that these are my festival times appointed by the LORD that you are to declare as sacred assemblies:

"Count for yourselves seven years of Sabbaths seven times seven years. This set of seven weeks of years total 49 years for you.

"If, despite all of this, you still don't listen to me, then I'll punish you seven times more on account of your sins.

"If you live life contrary to me and remain unwilling to listen to me, then I'll add to your wounds seven times more on account of your sins.

There were times when the cloud remained over the tent for a number of days. They camped in accordance with the LORD's instructions and they traveled in accordance with the LORD'S instructions.

There were times when the cloud remained from evening until morning, but when the cloud ascended in the morning, they would journey. Whether by day or by night, they would travel whenever the cloud ascended.

none of those men who saw my glory and watched my miracles that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness even though they've tested me these ten times and never listened to my voice

Balak flew into a rage and he started hitting his fists together. "I called you to curse my enemies," he yelled at Balaam. "But look here! You've blessed them three times!

May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, increase your numbers a thousand times more, and may he bless you, as he promised you.

"Every male must appear in the presence of the LORD your God three times a year at the place where he will choose: for the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Seven Weeks, and the Festival of Tents. He must not appear in the LORD's presence empty-handed,

Let this serve as a sign among you, so that when your children ask in times to come, "What do these stones mean to you,'

with seven priests carrying in front of the ark seven trumpets made from rams' horns. On the seventh day march around the city seven times while the priests blow their trumpets.

They rose early at dawn on the seventh day and marched around the city seven times, just as they had before, except that on that day only they marched around the city seven times.

Some time later, she asked him, "How can you keep saying "I love you!' when your heart isn't with me? These three times you've lied to me and haven't told me where your great strength lies."

When she cried out, "The Philistines are attacking you, Samson!" he woke from his sleep and told himself, "I'll go out like I did at other times like this and shake myself free." But he didn't know that the LORD had abandoned him.

They attacked the army and were drawn away from the city as they began to inflict casualties on the soldiers along the roads to Bethel and Gibeah, just as they had done the other times. About 30 soldiers from Israel fell in battle there and in the fields.

The servant went. Then David came out from the south side of the rock, fell on his face, and bowed down three times. The men kissed each other, and both of them cried, but David even more.

David and his men went up and raided the descendants of Geshur, the descendants of Girzi, and the Amalekites, for they had been living in the land since ancient times, from the entrance of Shur all the way to the land of Egypt.

He will restore the lamb four times its value, because he did this thing, and because he did it without compassion."

"Furthermore, you're aware of what Zeruiah's son Joab did to me and to those two commanders of the armies of Israel, Ner's son Abner and Jether's son Amasa, whom he killed, and how he shed the blood of wartime during times of peace, staining the very belt he wears around his waist and the sandals he wears on his feet.

Three times every year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar that he had built to the LORD, burning incense with the offerings in the presence of the Lord. This concludes the record of the Temple construction.

Then he stretched himself three times and cried out to the LORD, "LORD my God, please cause the soul of this little boy to return to him."

But Elijah told him to go back seven times. On the seventh look, he said, "Look! There's a cloud, a small one, about the size of a man's hand. It's coming up out of the sea!" "Get up and find Ahab!" Elijah said. "Tell him, "Mount your chariot and ride down the mountain so the storm doesn't stop you.'"

When he heard this, the king asked him, "How many times do I have to make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth? Now do it in the name of the LORD!"

Then he went downstairs, walked around back and forth inside the house once, went back up to his upper chamber, and stretched himself over the child again. The young man sneezed seven times and then opened his eyes.

Elisha sent a messenger out to him, who told him, "Go bathe in the Jordan River seven times. Your flesh will be restored for you. Now stay clean!"

So he went down and plunged himself into the Jordan River seven times, just as the man of God had said, and his flesh rejuvenated like the flesh of a newborn child. And he was clean.

After this Elisha said, "Pick up the arrows." So the king picked them up. Then Elisha told the king of Israel, "Strike the ground!" So he struck it three times and then stood still.

At this, the man of God became angry at him and told him, "You should have struck five or six times! Then you would have attacked Aram until you would have destroyed it! But as it is now, you'll defeat Aram only three times!"

At that time, Jehoahaz's son Jehoash recaptured from Hazael's son Ben-hadad the cities that Hazael had captured through warfare from the control of Jehoahaz, Jehoash's father. Joash defeated and recovered cities of Israel from Ben-hadad three times.

"Didn't you hear? I determined it years ago! I planned this from ancient times, and now I've brought it to pass, to turn fortified cities into piles of ruins

The tribe of Issachar supplied 200 leaders, along with all of their relatives under their command. They kept up-to-date in their understanding of the times and knew what Israel should do.

When he heard this, the king asked him, "How many times do I have to ask you? Tell me nothing but the truth, and do it in the name of the LORD!"

So let's have our officials remain on behalf of the whole community. Then all who have married foreign wives are to come appear at specific times before the elders and judges of each city until the fierce anger of our God has been turned away from us in this matter."

The Jews who lived near them kept coming to us, reporting at least ten times, "They'll attack us from every direction."

They sent me this message four times, and I answered them the same way.

As a result, the merchants and sellers of all sorts of goods remained outside Jerusalem a couple of times.

Then the king flew into a rage. The king spoke to the wise men who understood the times, for it was the king's custom to consult all those who understood law and justice.

If one were to seek to argue with him, he won't be able to answer him even once in a thousand times.

Terrifying sounds ring in his ears; when times are prosperous, the Destroyer will attack him.

Ten times you've tried to humiliate me! You're not ashamed to wrong me!

"Haven't you known this from ancient times, since mankind was placed on the earth?

that the wicked person is spared from times of calamity, that he is rescued on the day of wrath?

Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times?"

Haven't I wept for the one who is going through hard times? Haven't I grieved for the needy?

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of distress.

Why do you stand far away, LORD? Why do you hide in times of distress?

The words of the LORD are pure, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over.

My times are in your hands. Deliver me from the hands of my enemies and from those who pursue me.

to deliver them from death; to keep them alive in times of famine.

I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise will be in my mouth continuously.

They will not experience shame in times of trouble; in times of famine they will have plenty.

But deliverance for the righteous one comes from the LORD; he is their strength in times of distress.

Blessed is the one who is considerate of the destitute; the LORD will deliver him when the times are evil.

God is our refuge and strength, a great help in times of distress.

You made your people go through hard times; you had us drink wine that makes us stagger.

But God is my king from ancient times, who brings acts of deliverance throughout the earth.

I thought of ancient times, considering years long past.

Pay back our neighbors seven times the reproach with which they reproached you, LORD.

In my troubled times I will call on you, for you will answer me.

keeping him calm when times are troubled until a pit has been dug for the wicked.

He delivered them many times, but they demonstrated rebellion by their evil plans; therefore they sunk deep in their sins.

My soul is consumed with longing for your decrees at all times.

I praise you seven times a day because of your righteous ordinances.

I remember the former times, meditating on everything you have done. I think about the work of your hands.

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is there for times of trouble.

If you grow weary when times are troubled, your strength is limited.

for though a righteous man falls seven times, he will rise again, but the wicked stumble into calamity.

Never abandon your friend nor your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in times of trouble. A neighbor who is near is better than a brother who lives far away.

When times are good, be joyful; when times are bad, consider this: God made the one as well as the other, so people won't seek anything outside of his best.

Even though a sinner does what is wrong a hundred times and still survives, nevertheless I also know that things will go well for those who fear God, who fear in his presence.

There is an outcry in the streets over wine; all cheer turns to gloom; the fun times of the earth are banished.

In times to come, Jacob will take root, and Israel will blossom, sprout shoots, and fill the whole world with fruit.

"Go now, and write it down on a tablet in their presence, inscribing it in a book, so that for times to come it may be an everlasting witness.

Moreover, the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the sun's light will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven full days, when the LORD binds up the bruises of his people and heals the wounds inflicted by his blow.

"LORD, be gracious to us; we long for you; and be our strength every morning, our salvation in times of trouble.

He will be a sure foundation for your times, abundance and salvation, wisdom and knowledge the fear of the LORD is Zion's treasure."