These cover Clement's celestial hierarchy, a complex schema in which the universe is headed by the Face of God, below which lie seven protoctists, followed by archangels, angels and humans.

The apparent contradiction between the fact that there can be only seven protoctists but also a vast number of archangels to be promoted to their order is problematic.

Within the rabbinic tradition, the Kabbalah, chapter 20 of the Book of Enoch, and the Life of Adam and Eve, the usual number of archangels given is at least seven, who are the focal angels.

" Of these seven " archangels ", which appear in the angelology of post-Exilic Judaism, only the above three, Gabriel, Michael and Raphael, are mentioned in the Scriptures that the Catholic Church considers canonical.

Eastern Orthodox Tradition mentions " thousands of archangels ; however, only seven archangels are venerated by name.

Eastern Orthodox Church | Orthodox icon of the seven archangels.

In Steiner's view, the main seven archangels with the names given by the esoteric Christianism are Michael ( Sun ), Oriphiel ( Saturn ), Anael ( Venus ), Zachariel ( Jupiter ), Raphael ( Mercury ), Samael ( Mars ), Gabriel ( Moon ) have a special assignment to act as a global Zeitgeist (" time spirit " or, " spirit of the times / age "), each for periods of about 380 years.

Another possible interpretation of the seven archangels is that these seven are the seven spirits of God that stand before the throne described in the Book of Enoch, and in the Book of Revelation.

However the later Chapter XX lists the name and function of seven archangels these are " Uriel, one of the holy angels, who is over the world and over Tartarus ", Raphael, Raguel, Michael, Saraqâêl, Gabriel, and Remiel.

* Raguel ( archangel )-Within the rabbinic tradition and the Kabbalah, one of the seven archangels.

* Adabiel is mentioned in the alt. magick Kaballah FAQ as a member of the seven archangels according to The Hierarchy of the Blessed Angels, but it does not give an author for this volume and it has not been confirmed whether this is the same work as the nine-volume play by Thomas Heywood.

Of the seven Archangels in the angelology of post-Exilic Judaism, only two, Gabriel, and Michael, are mentioned by name in the Scriptures consistently recognised by both the post-Jamnia Jewish tradition and the books common to both the Catholic biblical canon and the smaller Protestant one.

Judaism has always held that people who are not Jews are obliged only to follow the seven Noahide Laws ; these are laws that the Oral Law derives from the covenant God made with Noah after the flood, which apply to all descendants of Noah ( all living people ).

Representations of the seven branched artifact have been found on tombs and monuments dating from the 1st century as a frequently used symbol of Judaism and the Jewish people.

The anachronism of Noah's distinguishing between " clean " animals ( seven of each ) and " unclean " animals ( two of each ) when loading the animals onto the ark, which was only established under the later Law of Moses, supports the Documentary Hypothesis which posits that the authors of the Bible retroactively applied laws to older myths to tie them into a unified religion Judaism.

Reform Judaism observes Passover over seven days, with the first and last days being a major holidays.

Shiva () ( literally " seven ") is the week-long mourning period in Judaism for first-degree relatives: father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, and spouse.

A traditional Jewish view is that rather than being obligated to obey the 613 mitzvot of the Jews, non-Jews should adhere to a list of commandments under seven categories that God required of the children of Noah, ( i. e. all humanity, ten generations prior to the birth of Abraham and the origin of Judaism ).

* Menorah oil lamp, 7 nozzles: Rare and are associated with Judaism because of the numerical connection with the seven branches or arms of the Menorah.

It is a word used in Judaism to refer to the 613 commandments given in the Torah ( at Mount Sinai, where all the Jews accepted the Torah, saying " We will do, and we will listen ") and the seven rabbinic commandments instituted later for a total of 620.

The number seven was the general symbol for all association with God, and was the favorite religious number of Judaism, typifying the covenant of holiness and sanctification, and also all that was holy and sanctifying in purpose.

Some of the seven sects Judaism, therefore, of the people, mentioned by me above in my Commentaries, asked him what was the door to Jesus?

Since according to the rules of zavah, the seven days must be counted from the point that the abnormal discharge ceases, it has historically been considered important in Judaism to determine when this occurs.

" Moreh Derekh ", the Rabbi's manual of the Conservative Judaism movement's Rabbinical Assembly, presents a ceremony based on traditional Jewish forms, with a number of options that parents may choose to perform: ( A ) Lighting seven candles ( symbolizing the seven days of creation ) and holding the baby towards them, ( B ) Wrapping the baby in the four corners of a tallit ( Jewish prayer shawl ), or ( C ) Lifting the baby and touching her hands to a Torah scroll.

Ziegler's exhibit was organized into seven sections, devoted to ( 1 ) the influence of Judaism, ( 2 ) Schoenberg, ( 3 ) Kurt Weill and Ernst Krenek, ( 4 ) " Minor Bolsheviks " ( Schreker, Berg, Ernst Toch, etc.

There are now seven distinct religions in the game: Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Taoism.

The number seven, for example, was sacred to God in Judaism, and so the Israelites arrive at Sinai, where they will meet God, at the beginning of the seventh week after their departure from Egypt, while the erection of the Tabernacle, God's dwelling-place among his people, occurs in the year 2666 after God creates the world, two-thirds of the way through a four thousand year era which culminates in or around the re-dedication of the Second Temple in 164 BCE.

He also was selected to write the article on " Judaism " for the " Encyclopedia of Sociology ", and to write seven articles on the relationship between anthropology and DNA for the " Encyclopedia of Anthropology ".

* Shiva ( Judaism ), the Jewish ritual of mourning for seven (" shiva ") days after the burial of an immediate relative

According to Judaism, the Israelites left Egypt on the first day of Passover, and they crossed the Red Sea seven days later on the 21st of Nisan, both of which are celebrated as holidays with meals.

It will be noted that point f has seven nearest neighbors, h and e have six, and p has only one, while the remaining points have intermediate numbers.

In the course of its inquiry, it took testimony from only seven witnesses.

thus early forecasting of the pubescent stage would appear possible for only seven boys.

It was his experience that only one good salesman was found out of every seven hired -- and only one was hired out of every seven interviewed.

Negroes want to be treated like men: a perfectly straightforward statement, containing only seven words.

He glanced at his watch, saw it was only seven, and decided to indulge his weakness now.

The Orioles once again performed at the plate in powderpuff fashion, gathering only seven blows off the offerings of three Kansas City pitchers.

Susan would be visiting her grandmother for only a few days, but even at seven she was a prudent soul ; ;

Niobe, the queen of Thebes and wife of Amphion, boasted of her superiority to Leto because she had fourteen children ( Niobids ), seven male and seven female, while Leto had only two.

England lost only four Ashes Tests in the 1880s out of 23 played, and they won all the seven series contested.

In its seven months, only 13 people joined, included the Alcotts and Lanes.

Hera, after requesting Zeus to swear an oath to that effect, descended from Olympus to Argos and made the wife of Sthenelus ( a son of Perseus ) give birth to Eurystheus after only seven months, while at the same time preventing Alcmene from delivering Heracles.

Since there are only seven hotel chains in the game, placing a tile that would create an eighth chain is not permitted.

Anointing of the Sick is one of the seven Sacraments recognized by the Catholic Church, and is associated with not only bodily healing but also forgiveness of sins.

A Queen of Thebes and wife of Amphion, Niobe boasted of her superiority to Leto because while she had fourteen children ( Niobids ), seven boys and seven girls, Leto had only one of each.

He goes on to explain what is meant by each of these seven assertions, but briefly in a subsequent commentary he explains that the conventions of the world do not exist essentially when closely analyzed, but exist only through being taken for granted, without being subject to scrutiny that searches for an essence within them.

As it happened, at the time of the siege in July 1789 there were only seven inmates, none of great political significance.

He lists seven kings of the Anglo-Saxons whom he regards as having held imperium, or overlordship ; only one king of Wessex, Ceawlin, is listed, and none from Mercia, though elsewhere he acknowledges the secular power several of the Mercians held.

* Inverted nun ( only appears twice in the Book of Numbers and seven times in the Book of Psalms )

In the Book of Revelation, Jesus Christ is the kinsman-redeemer and is the only one worthy to open the seven sealed scroll spoken of in Revelation 5: 1-10.