Overview
The Bible addresses weeks across 11 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Genesis, Daniel and Leviticus. Closely related themes include Pentecost, Atonement, Atonement, the and Day. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jacob and Rachel.
Key Bible verses about weeks
Old Testament
Genesis
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
Leviticus
And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:
Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.
Daniel
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. finish: or, restrain make an: or, seal up prophecy: Heb. prophet
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. be built: Heb. return and be built wall: or, breach, or, ditch troublous: Heb. strait of
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. the covenant: or, a covenant for the: or, with the abominable armies the desolate: or, the desolator
People in the Bible and weeks
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying weeks for yourself
- Begin with Genesis 2:2, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Genesis, Daniel and Leviticus each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Jacob and Rachel and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Pentecost, Atonement, Atonement, the and Day.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about weeks?
The Bible addresses weeks across 11 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Genesis, Daniel and Leviticus. Closely related themes include Pentecost, Atonement, Atonement, the and Day. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jacob and Rachel.
How many Bible verses are about weeks?
The Bible references weeks in 11 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention weeks?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 2:2: “And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with weeks?
Jacob and Rachel.
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