In the book of Genesis, Pharaoh had a dream of 7 fat cows, followed by 7 skinny cows. The Jewish slave, Joseph correctly interprets the dream to mean 7 years of plenty followed by 7 years of famine. The Bible records the first ever economic cycle. Shemitah years are God's seven year cycles which are linked to economic activity, for God commands that in the seventh year all debts are to be forgiven.
A calf born just before the start of this Jewish Shemitah Year (which is the seventh year) has the number '7' on its face. This picture was released to the mostly secular U.S. news services and sent all across the nation on Sept. 25, the first day of the Shemitah Year. The farmer named this cow Ben (after a football player) which is for Benjamin, a tribe of Israel. In the middle of the Shemitah year another Benjamin will make an important speech before Congress.