Daniel prayed 3 times a day (Dan
6:10-13). Paul was blinded for 3 days by Jesus
(Acts 9:9), he also prayed 3 times for his "thorn
in the flesh" to be removed (2 Cor 12:7-9), and
he was stranded on the island of Malta after his
shipwreck for 3 months (Acts 28:11).