Where has time gone? As I sit on my porch alone listening to the birds chirpping ,busying themselves in their own little world of nesting , feeding , protecting their little ones .I start to think back to when I first took on the number 17 ,february 19th 1959!Of course I can't recall the first few years when the stork dropped me on my head into that crowded nest of birds, we call the bustard clan !! :):) But I can recall many happy moments throughout life and one thing is for certain #17 was no doubt just as good as any other number.... ,of that I am certain ,unless you were maybe the fabullous #1! but that spot was already taken by the one and only" William Henry" . I doubt the limelight stayed on him for long tho. as each one of us little birds were delivered one by one into this tiny little nest, the attention soon would have faded.It wasn't until 19 little ones were delivered safely each one on our own special little dates we call birthdays, that God said: "it is finished, there is no more room in the nest"!! So I guess I like my special # , simply because it is mine and God gave it to me !!:)
Bible
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Seventeen people and nations are present at the Pentecost: Galilee, Parthians, Medes and Elamites, peoples from Mesopotamia, Judaea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya round to Cyrene, residents of Rome, Jews and proselystes alike, Cretans and Arabs. (Ac 2,7-11)
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Joseph was seventeen years old when he was sold by his brothers and escorted in Egypt. (Gn 37,2)
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The seventeen Judges since the death of Josuah until Samuel: Othonial, Aod, Samgar, Jahel, Deborah, Barac, Gideon, Abimelech, Thola, Jair, Jepheth, Abezan, Ahialon, Abdon, Samson, Eli and Samuel.
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Rehoboam, son of Solomon, reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem. (1 K 14,21)
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Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, reigned seventeen years in Isarel to Samaria. (2 K 13,1)
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The Ten Commandments of God were given in 17 verses to the twentieth chapter of the book of the Exodus.
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Jacob lived seventeen years in the country of Egypt. (Gn 47,28)
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The Pentateuch contains 5852 or 17x7x7x7+7+7+7 verses. 1533 verses of the Genesis can be also expressed like 17x70+7x7x7 or 17x7+707+707. The book of the Exodus contains (17+17)x(17+17)+57 or 1213 verses. It is 17x7 shorter than 666+666.
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The 17th book of the NRSV is the shortest
