"G. Adam Stanislav" wrote:
>
> The use of the number 7 as a special number of "mystical" significance seems
> to exist in various cultures completely unrelated to Jewish tradition.
>
> The most interesting explanation of its significance that I have seen comes
> from the fact that the number 6 was considered magic because 1 + 2 + 3 =
> 1 * 2 * 3 = 6. And 7 is one more than 6, hence "more than perfect."
This is related to the fact that the Jewish religion does not have the
concept of hell.
If it did, then they would have recognized that after 6, "it's all
downhill from here".
;-)
tex
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