'Three' in the Bible

And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.

And it came to pass, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them,

and of a truth I say to you, Many widows were in the days of Elijah, in Israel, when the heaven was shut for three years and six months, when great famine came on all the land,

And it came to pass, in their parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, 'Master, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah,' not knowing what he saith:

'Who, then, of these three, seemeth to thee to have become neighbour of him who fell among the robbers?'

And he said unto them, 'Who of you shall have a friend, and shall go on unto him at midnight, and may say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves,

for there shall be henceforth five in one house divided -- three against two, and two against three;

and he said unto the vine-dresser, Lo, three years I come seeking fruit in this fig-tree, and do not find, cut it off, why also the ground doth it render useless?

It is like leaven, which a woman, having taken, did hide in three measures of meal, till that all was leavened.'