'Three' in the Bible

One afternoon, Peter and John were on their way to the Temple for the three o'clock prayer time.

After an interval of about three hours, Ananias' wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

"At this time Moses was born. He was beautiful in the sight of God, and for three months he was cared for in his father's house.

For three days he couldn't see, and he didn't eat or drink anything.

One day, about three in the afternoon, he had a vision and clearly saw an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, "Cornelius!"

This happened three times. Then the sheet was quickly taken back into heaven.

Peter was still thinking about the vision when the Spirit told him, "Look! Three men are looking for you.

Cornelius replied, "Four days ago at this very hour, three o'clock in the afternoon, I was praying in my home. All at once a man in radiant clothes stood in front of me

This happened three times. Then everything was pulled back up to heaven.

"At that very moment three men arrived at the house where we were staying. They had been sent to me from Caesarea.

As usual, Paul entered there and on three Sabbaths discussed the Scriptures with them.

He went into the synagogue and spoke there boldly for three months, holding discussions and persuading those who heard him about the kingdom of God.

and stayed there for three months. When he was about to sail for Syria, a plot was initiated against him by the Jews, so he decided to go back through Macedonia.

So be alert! Remember that for three years, night and day, I never stopped tearfully warning each of you.

Three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

The governor of the island, whose name was Publius, owned estates in that part of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us with great hospitality for three days.

Three months later, we continued our sailing onboard an Alexandrian ship that had spent the winter at the island. It had the Twin Brothers as its figurehead.

We stopped at Syracuse and stayed there for three days.

The brothers there heard about us and came as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and felt encouraged.

Three days later, Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. When they assembled, he told them, "Brothers, although I haven't done anything against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.