海外文化:英美民俗-神奇的数字:7
<p>【英文原文】</p><p>摘要：数字7 数字7在《圣经》里代表完整。上帝创世用了六天，第七天歇了，意思是活儿已干完。这样他为世人立下规矩，干六天，歇一天，七天为一周。</p><p><span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="signify">signify</span> <span word="completeness">completeness</span>. <span word="God">God</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="done">done</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Testament">Testament</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="offerings">offerings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cleansings">cleansings</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="angel">angel</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Joshua">Joshua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jericho">Jericho</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ark">Ark</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Covenant">Covenant</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="priests">priests</span> <span word="blowing">blowing</span> <span word="trumpets">trumpets</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ark">Ark</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Israelites">Israelites</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Revelation">Revelation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="angels">angels</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Satan">Satan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="followers">followers</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>, <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>, <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="churches">churches</span>, <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="candlesticks">candlesticks</span>. <span word="Superstitious">Superstitious</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="gifted">gifted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="supernatural">supernatural</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span>. <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Victoria">Victoria</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="cannons">cannons</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mysterious">mysterious</span> <span word="number">number</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="sages">sages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>; <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="Virtues">Virtues</span>: <span word="faith">faith</span>, <span word="hope">hope</span>, <span word="charity">charity</span>, <span word="prudence">prudence</span>, <span word="justice">justice</span>, <span word="fortitude">fortitude</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="temperance">temperance</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="Deadly">Deadly</span> <span word="Sins">Sins</span>: <span word="pride">pride</span>, <span word="wrath">wrath</span>, <span word="envy">envy</span>, <span word="lust">lust</span>, <span word="gluttony">gluttony</span>, <span word="avarice">avarice</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sloth">sloth</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> “<span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="Wonders">Wonders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span>”. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="man">man</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="stages">stages</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Jaques">Jaques</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="It">It</span>.</p>
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