Genesis 4:24

If Cain is to be avenged seven times as much, then Lamech seventy-seven times!"

Genesis 4:15

But the Lord said to him, "All right then, if anyone kills Cain, Cain will be avenged seven times as much." Then the Lord put a special mark on Cain so that no one who found him would strike him down.

Matthew 18:22

Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!

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If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

Seventy

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Genesis 4:15
But the Lord said to him, "All right then, if anyone kills Cain, Cain will be avenged seven times as much." Then the Lord put a special mark on Cain so that no one who found him would strike him down.

Seventy

Matthew 18:22
Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!

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