'Days' in the Bible

Then God said, "Let there be lights across the sky to distinguish day from night, to act as signs for seasons, days, and years,

Seven days from now I'll send rain on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights, and I'll destroy every living creature that I've made."

Seven days later, the flooding started.

and it rained throughout the earth for 40 days and 40 nights.

The flood continued throughout the earth for 40 days, while the flood waters increased, lifting the ark so that it rose above the surface of the earth.

The flood waters surged over the earth for 150 days.

Then the flood waters steadily receded, diminishing completely by the end of the 150 days.

After 40 days, Noah opened the window of the ark that he had built

Noah waited another seven days and sent the dove out from the ark again.

He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but it did not return to him anymore.

But her brother and mother said, "Let the young lady stay with us a few days at least ten and after that she may go."

and stay there with him a few days until your brother's fury subsides.

Jacob served seven years for Rachel, but it seemed like only a few days because of his love for her.

He sent them as far away from Jacob as a three days' journey could take them.

Jacob also noticed that the way Laban had been looking at him wasn't as nice as it had been just two days earlier.

and informed them, "I've noticed that the way your father has been looking at us hasn't been as nice as it was just two days ago. But my father's God has been with me.

Three days later, somebody reported to Laban that Jacob had left,

so he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob. Laban was on the road for seven days when he finally caught up with Jacob in the hill country of Gilead.

Three days later, while they were still in pain, Jacob's sons Simeon and Levi, two of Dinah's brothers, each grabbed a sword and entered the city unannounced, intending to kill all the males.

So Jacob tore his clothes, dressed himself in sackcloth, and then mourned many days for his son.

The captain of the guard entrusted them to Joseph's custody, who took care of them, since they were to remain there in custody for a number of days.

Then Joseph told him, "This is what your dream means: The three branches are three days.

Within three days, Pharaoh will encourage you and return you to your responsibilities. You'll attend to Pharaoh's personal wine cup, just as you did when you were his senior security advisor.

Joseph replied, "This is what your dream means: The three baskets are also three days.

Within three more days, Pharaoh will behead you and hang you on gallows, where birds will eat your flesh from you."

Then Joseph locked them all together in prison for three days.

Three days later, Joseph told them, "I fear God, so do this and you'll live.

After this, Jacob called his sons together and told them, "Assemble yourselves around me so I can tell you all what is going to happen to you in the last days.

It took 40 days to complete the process, the normal period required for embalming. Meanwhile, the Egyptians mourned for him for 70 days.

When they arrived at Atad's threshing floor, which is located beyond the Jordan River, they held a great and mournful memorial service, during which Joseph spent seven days mourning for his father.