Properties of the number 7000
Number of years composing the cosmic week, such as it is presented in the epistle of Barnabas. This cosmic week is divided like this: 4000 years is attributed to the OT, to the Father; 2000 years is attributed to the NT, to the Son; and 1000 years to the new creation of the sky and the earth, to the Holy Spirit.
In an Ethiopian apocryphal book, named "The Wisdom of Sibyl", it is question of the 10 cycles of Enoch, each one having 700 years, for a total of 7000 years. The Days of the Lord are 7 told the Sibyl, which gives, for the Day, a duration of 1000 years.
In the Talmud, a letter of Rabbi Khanan ben Takhlifa to the Rabbi Joseph speaks about a roll "found in the hiding places of the Persians" where it was question of the Apocalyptic combats, and the 7000 years of the duration of the world.
The number 7000 is used 11 times in the Bible.
Last modification: December 19, 1998