Shiv'a Vetish'im - mi yodeya?

Question

Who knows ninety-seven?

Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point at least twenty-four hours from now, I will:

• Upvote all interesting answers.

• Accept the best answer.

• Go on to the next number.

Answer 1

Yaakov was 97 when he left the house of Lavan:

63 when he received the brachos

14 years in yeshiva

20 years by Lavan

Answer 2

There are 97 chapters in Sefer Zemanim, the third book (and second-longest) of the Rambam's Mishneh Torah.

Answer 3

According to those who say Rivka was 14 when she married Yitzchak, she was 97 when Yitzchak blessed Yaakov:

14 years at marriage

20 years until Yaakov was born

63 years until Yaakov received the brachos

Answer 4

Zman = 97 and Yom Kippur is considered L'maalah Min H'Zman.

Answer 5

As Shalom pointed out elsewhere, Parshas Tzav has 97 pesukim -- though the 'siman' given at the end of the parsha is the eponymous צו, which equals 96.