Some of them lived 300, 400, even 700 or more years. The Bible mentions at least another 25 individuals who also reached ages beyond what is common today. Methuselah is well-known for having lived the longest-a record 969 years! ( Genesis 5:5-27 9:29) Many of these men may be unfamiliar to most people, but all of them were among the first ten generations in human history. They were Adam, Seth, Enosh, Kenan, Jared, Methuselah, and Noah.
The Bible book of Genesis speaks of seven men who lived more than 900 years, all of them being born prior to the Flood of Noah’s day. Is that true or believable? Did people in Bible times really live that long? And should it matter to us today? The Bible relates that in ancient times people lived much longer, in some cases almost one thousand years.
That may be why the longevity of those who do so sometimes makes the news, as happened in the case of Madame Calment. Still, not many individuals reach or surpass the century mark. She was 122 years old!Īdvancements in science, health care, and other fields of endeavor are helping people today to live longer. JEANNE LOUISE CALMENT died on August 4, 1997, in her hometown in southeast France. Did People in Bible Times Really Live So Long?
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