What is the significance of the seven sneezes?

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2K 4:

32 When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed. 33 So he went in and shut the door behind the two of them and prayed to the Lord. 34 Then he went up and lay on the child, putting his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. And as he stretched himself upon him, the flesh of the child became warm. 35 Then he got up again and walked once back and forth in the house, and went up and stretched himself upon him. The child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

In some ancient Near Eastern cultures, sneezing was believed to expel demons or evil spirits. The seven sneezes could be seen as a sign of the boy's complete purification and restoration.

36 Then he summoned Gehazi and said, “Call this Shunammite.” So he called her. And when she came to him, he said, “Pick up your son.” 37 She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.

The phrase "As the Lord lives" occurs seven times in 1 Kings and seven times in 2 Kings. Seven is the number of divine completions.

2 Kings 5:

14 So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.

Seven is a signature of a divine act of God.