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In Job 38, God asks Job if he can tie the bands of the Pleiades, a cluster of seven stars, to show God's power over the heavens. In Revelation, Jesus holds seven stars in his right hand, an image that may refer to the Pleiades and show similar power.
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2500 BCE
1000+ CE
Job 38:31
Hebrew Bible
31 Can you tie the bands of the Pleiades or release the cords of Orion? 32 Can you lead out the constellations in their seasons or guide the Bear with its cubs? 33 Do you know the laws of the heavens, or can you set up their rule over the earth?
Revelation 1:16
New Testament
12 I turned to see whose voice was speaking to me, and when I did so, I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and in the midst of the lampstands was one like a son of man. He was dressed in a robe extending down to his feet, and he wore a wide golden belt around his chest. 14 His head and hair were as white as wool, even as white as snow, and his eyes were like a fiery flame. 15 His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. 16 He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His face shone like the sun shining at full strength.
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“... According to ancient sidereal lore, seven stars could represent (1) the seven planets, (2) Ursus Major (a constellation with seven stars), or (3) the Pleiades (another constellation of seven stars); each of these possibilities requires a short discussion. [...] (3) In addition, since there are seven stars in the constellation Pleiades, this sidereal group could be alluded to (Malina, Revelation, 70). This constellation was apparently known to the author of Job 38:31, where the Hebrew term [...] kîmâ refers to “das Siebengestirn,” i.e., Pleiades (KB3, 450). ...”
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