Which EWTN featured author gave a talk about the usage of seven in the Bible?

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He talked about 7 as a word for making a covenant and about its usage in the Jewish calendar and probably in Catholic theology like 7 sacraments, virtues, gifts, opposing gifts and virtues, etc.

Also, what meaning did 3 and 12 have?

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I don’t know, but I know Scott Hahn talks about the number seven, and how the ancient Hebrew for swearing an oath was literally to “seven” oneself. He may not be the one you are talking about but he is the only one I am aware of that consistently refers to seven referring to oath and sacrament, as opposed to simply “perfection.”
 
Dr. Scott Hahn has pointed out the significance of “seven” in regards to covenants. I’ve heard him mention it on TV within the last two months or so, on some program.

He’s not the only one to mention the occurrence of “seven” either literally or by refernce. I just read something about St Paul’s epistles, and the writer mentioned that Paul wrote epistles to seven named groups (Ephesians, Philipians, Corinthians, Romans, etc.) and that there are seven churches mentioned in the Revelation of St. John.

In a Jewish commentary which discusses the number seven used in the first creation account in Genesis, there are not just seven days for creation, but the verses there either have seven Hebrew words in them or a multiple of seven words.

“Three” has associated with the three Persons of the Holy Trinity, for example. “Twelve” has the tribes of Israel and the number of apostles associated with it (although there were more than 12 of each).
 
Hahn is probably the person you refer to in the title question of this thread, but he is by no means the only one, as “seven” is “out there” in scripture. “Seven” is a very prominent number with spiritual significance in scripture.

There may be other “sevens” in scripture that are still out of focus to us, i.e. we just haven’t noticed them. These are not secret codes, like some people like to portray, these are conspicuous symbols to tie things together in scripture.

Like the man said, sometimes a sword in scripture is just a sword; so, seven is sometimes just seven.
 
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