'Times' in the Bible

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.

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

When Isaac planted in that land, he reaped in the same year a hundred times what he had sown, because the Lord blessed him.

Esau exclaimed, "'Jacob' is the right name for him! He has tripped me up two times! He took away my birthright, and now, look, he has taken away my blessing!" Then he asked, "Have you not kept back a blessing for me?"

Indeed, you had little before I arrived, but now your possessions have increased many times over. The Lord has blessed you wherever I worked. But now, how long must it be before I do something for my own family too?"

but your father has humiliated me and changed my wages ten times. But God has not permitted him to do me any harm.

This was my lot for twenty years in your house: I worked like a slave for you -- fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks, but you changed my wages ten times!

But Jacob himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

He gave them portions of the food set before him, but the portion for Benjamin was five times greater than the portions for any of the others. They drank with Joseph until they all became drunk.

"Three times in the year you must make a pilgrim feast to me.

At three times in the year all your males will appear before the Lord God.

At three times in the year all your men must appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.

For I will drive out the nations before you and enlarge your borders; no one will covet your land when you go up to appear before the Lord your God three times in the year.

The priest must dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before the Lord toward the front of the veil-canopy of the sanctuary.

and that priest must dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the Lord toward the front of the veil-canopy.

Next he sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times and so anointed the altar, all its vessels, and the wash basin and its stand to consecrate them.

and sprinkle it seven times on the one being cleansed from the disease, pronounce him clean, and send the live bird away over the open countryside.

Then the priest is to dip his right forefinger into the olive oil that is in his left hand, and sprinkle some of the olive oil with his finger seven times before the Lord.

and sprinkle some of the olive oil that is in his left hand with his right forefinger seven times before the Lord.

He must then take the piece of cedar wood, the twigs of hyssop, the scrap of crimson fabric, and the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and in the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.

Then he is to take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the eastern face of the atonement plate, and in front of the atonement plate he is to sprinkle some of the blood seven times with his finger.

Then he is to sprinkle on it some of the blood with his finger seven times, and cleanse and consecrate it from the impurities of the Israelites.

"Speak to the Israelites and tell them, 'These are the Lord's appointed times which you must proclaim as holy assemblies -- my appointed times:

"'These are the Lord's appointed times, holy assemblies, which you must proclaim at their appointed time.

"'These are the appointed times of the Lord that you must proclaim as holy assemblies to present a gift to the Lord -- burnt offering, grain offering, sacrifice, and drink offerings, each day according to its regulation,

So Moses spoke to the Israelites about the appointed times of the Lord.

"'You must count off seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, and the days of the seven weeks of years will amount to forty-nine years.

"'If, in spite of all these things, you do not obey me, I will discipline you seven times more on account of your sins.

"'If you walk in hostility against me and are not willing to obey me, I will increase your affliction seven times according to your sins.

I myself will also walk in hostility against you and strike you seven times on account of your sins.

I will walk in hostile rage against you and I myself will also discipline you seven times on account of your sins.

For all the people have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have tempted me now these ten times, and have not obeyed me,

Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood with his finger, and sprinkle some of the blood seven times directly in front of the tent of meeting.

Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?"

The angel of the Lord said to him, "Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Look, I came out to oppose you because what you are doing is perverse before me.

The donkey saw me and turned from me these three times. If she had not turned from me, I would have killed you but saved her alive."

When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at the other times to seek for omens, but he set his face toward the wilderness.

Then Balak became very angry at Balaam, and he struck his hands together. Balak said to Balaam, "I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have done nothing but bless them these three times!

"'These things you must present to the Lord at your appointed times, in addition to your vows and your freewill offerings, as your burnt offerings, your grain offerings, your drink offerings, and your peace offerings.'"

Indeed, may the Lord, the God of your ancestors, make you a thousand times more numerous than you are now, blessing you just as he said he would!

You must love the Lord your God and do what he requires; keep his statutes, ordinances, and commandments at all times.

Three times a year all your males must appear before the Lord your God in the place he chooses for the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Temporary Shelters; and they must not appear before him empty-handed.

Have seven priests carry seven rams' horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.

On the seventh day they were up at the crack of dawn and marched around the city as before -- only this time they marched around it seven times.

She said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when you will not share your secret with me? Three times you have deceived me and have not told me what makes you so strong."

When the servant had left, David got up from beside the mound, knelt with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then they kissed each other and they both wept, especially David.

Because he committed this cold-hearted crime, he must pay for the lamb four times over!"

Joab replied to the king, "May the Lord your God make the army a hundred times larger right before the eyes of my lord the king! But why does my master the king want to do this?"

The king then told Abiathar the priest, "Go back to your property in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but today I will not kill you because you did carry the ark of the sovereign Lord before my father David and you suffered with my father through all his difficult times."

Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord, burning incense along with them before the Lord. He made the temple his official worship place.

Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!

He stretched out over the boy three times and called out to the Lord, "O Lord, my God, please let this boy's breath return to him."

He told his servant, "Go on up and look in the direction of the sea." So he went on up, looked, and reported, "There is nothing." Seven times Elijah sent him to look.

The king said to him, "How many times must I make you solemnly promise in the name of the Lord to tell me only the truth?"

Elisha went back and walked around in the house. Then he got up on the bed again and bent down over him. The child sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.

Elisha sent out a messenger who told him, "Go and wash seven times in the Jordan; your skin will be restored and you will be healed."

So he went down and dipped in the Jordan seven times, as the prophet had instructed. His skin became as smooth as a young child's and he was healed.

Then Elisha said, "Take the arrows," and he did so. He told the king of Israel, "Strike the ground!" He struck the ground three times and stopped.

The prophet got angry at him and said, "If you had struck the ground five or six times, you would have annihilated Syria! But now, you will defeat Syria only three times."

Jehoahaz's son Jehoash took back from Ben Hadad son of Hazael the cities that he had taken from his father Jehoahaz in war. Joash defeated him three times and recovered the Israelite cities.

You must carefully obey at all times the rules, regulations, law, and commandments he wrote down for you. You must not worship other gods.

Certainly you must have heard! Long ago I worked it out, In ancient times I planned it; and now I am bringing it to pass. The plan is this: Fortified cities will crash into heaps of ruins.

Phinehas son of Eleazar had been their leader in earlier times, and the Lord was with him.

From Issachar there were 200 leaders and all their relatives at their command -- they understood the times and knew what Israel should do.

Joab replied, "May the Lord make his army a hundred times larger! My master, O king, do not all of them serve my master? Why does my master want to do this? Why bring judgment on Israel?"

Look, I am ready to build a temple to honor the Lord my God and to dedicate it to him in order to burn fragrant incense before him, to set out the bread that is regularly displayed, and to offer burnt sacrifices each morning and evening, and on Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and at other times appointed by the Lord our God. This is something Israel must do on a permanent basis.

Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!

The king said to him, "How many times must I make you solemnly promise in the name of the Lord to tell me only the truth?"

The king contributed some of what he owned for burnt sacrifices, including the morning and evening burnt sacrifices and the burnt sacrifices made on Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and at other appointed times prescribed in the law of the Lord.

They contacted me four times in this way, and I responded the same way each time.

"We -- the priests, the Levites, and the people -- have cast lots concerning the wood offerings, to bring them to the temple of our God according to our families at the designated times year by year to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as is written in the law.

I also provided for the wood offering at the appointed times and also for the first fruits. Please remember me for good, O my God.

The king then inquired of the wise men who were discerners of the times -- for it was the royal custom to confer with all those who were proficient in laws and legalities.

to establish these days of Purim in their proper times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established, and just as they had established both for themselves and their descendants, matters pertaining to fasting and lamentation.

These ten times you have been reproaching me; you are not ashamed to attack me!

"Why are times not appointed by the Almighty? Why do those who know him not see his days?

Will he find delight in the Almighty? Will he call out to God at all times?

"Indeed, God does all these things, twice, three times, in his dealings with a person,

Consequently the Lord provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble.

Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble?

He is secure at all times. He has no regard for your commands; he disdains all his enemies.

Deliver your people! Empower the nation that belongs to you! Care for them like a shepherd and carry them in your arms at all times!

by saving their lives from death and sustaining them during times of famine.

Written by David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, causing the king to send him away. I will praise the Lord at all times; my mouth will continually praise him.

They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat.

But the Lord delivers the godly; he protects them in times of trouble.

For the music director; by the Korahites, a well-written song. O God, we have clearly heard; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in ancient times.

For the music director; by the Korahites; according to the alamoth style; a song. God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble.

Why should I be afraid in times of trouble, when the sinful deeds of deceptive men threaten to overwhelm me?

You have made your people experience hard times; you have made us drink intoxicating wine.

Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter! (Selah)

to the one who rides through the sky from ancient times! Look! He thunders loudly.

Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued so they could be your very own nation, as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell!

But God has been my king from ancient times, performing acts of deliverance on the earth.

God says, "At the appointed times, I judge fairly.

I thought about the days of old, about ancient times.

Your throne has been secure from ancient times; you have always been king.

in order to protect him from times of trouble, until the wicked are destroyed.

In earlier times you established the earth; the skies are your handiwork.

Many times he delivered them, but they had a rebellious attitude, and degraded themselves by their sin.