Refer to cell in previous sheet?

Is there a way to refer to a cell in previous sheet for each of 150 sheets with consecutive sheet names ("sheet 1", "sheet 2" etc.)?
I need to carry the value in one cell from sheet 1 to another cell in sheet 2 - all the way through to sheet 150.

The syntax for referring to another table or sheet is:
=Sheet 1 :: Table 1 :: B7
where "Sheet 1" is the name of the sheet "Table 1" is the name of the table on "Sheet 1" and "B7" is the cell of the table.
There is no programatic way to get the name of the sheet you are on so you will have to manually set the sheet number someplace on each sheet-- in which case it is just as easy (to me) to copy the formula, then paste into each sheet and change the reference.
On Sheet 2:
Table 1, cell A5=Sheet 1 :: Table 1 :: B7
On Sheet 3:
Table 1, cell A5=Sheet 2 :: Table 1 :: B7
On Sheet 4:
Table 1, cell A5=Sheet 3 :: Table 1 :: B7
On Sheet 5:
Table 1, cell A5=Sheet 4 :: Table 1 :: B7
etc

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