All the sevens are forever beloved. Above, the seventh is beloved: Shamayim, shemei shamayim, rakia, sheḥakim, zevul, maon, and aravot,19These are the seven levels of heaven. and it is written: Praise Him Who rides in the aravot, with His name, the Lord” (Psalms 68:5). Regarding lands, the seventh is beloved: Eretz, adama, arka, gai, tziya, neshiya, tevel,20These are seven types of land. and it is written: “He will judge the universe [tevel] in righteousness, the nations with uprightness” (Psalms 9:9).
Regarding generations, the seventh is beloved: Adam, Seth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalalel, Yered, Ḥanokh, and it is written: “Hanokh walked with God” (Genesis 5:24). Regarding our ancestors, the seventh is beloved: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Levi, Kehat, Amram, Moses, and it is written: “Moses ascended to God” (Exodus 19:3). Regarding sons, the seventh is beloved, as it is stated: “David was the seventh” (I Chronicles 2:15).
Regarding kings, the seventh is beloved: Saul, Ish Boshet, David, Solomon, Reḥavam, Aviya, Asa, and it is written: “Asa cried out to the Lord” (II Chronicles 14:10).21In response, God provided him with a miraculous military victory and tremendous wealth in spoils of war. Regarding years, the seventh is beloved, as it is stated: “But in the seventh, you shall let it rest and leave it fallow” (Exodus 23:11).
Regarding Sabbatical years, the seventh is beloved, as it is stated: “You shall sanctify the fiftieth year” (Leviticus 25:10). Regarding days, the seventh is beloved, as it is stated: “God blessed the seventh day” (Genesis 2:3). Regarding months, the seventh is beloved, as it is stated: “In the seventh month, on the first of the month.”