Numerology "Jesus number" have been commented and analyzed by Dorotheus of Gaza and numerology still is used at least in conservative Greek Orthodox circles. However, despite the church's resistance to numerology, there have been arguments made for the presence of numerology in the Bible and religious architecture. For example, the numbers 3 and 7 hold strong spiritual meaning in the Bible. The most obvious example would be the creation of the world in 7 days. Jesus asked God 3 times if he could avoid crucifixion and was crucified at 3 in the afternoon. 7 is the length of famine and other
Arctic tern of its range. The Arctic tern was known as sea swallow describing their slender shape as they swoop over the water. The genus name "Sterna" is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern". The specific "paradisaea" is from Late Latin "paradisus", "paradise". The Scots names "picktarnie", "tarrock" and their many variants are also believed to be onomatopoeic, derived from the distinctive call. Due to the difficulty in distinguishing the two species, all the informal common names are shared with the common tern. The Arctic tern has a continuous worldwide circumpolar breeding distribution; there are no recognized subspecies. It can be found