Tuesday, April 21, 2015

The Bible's Oldest Men, Oldest Woman, Heaven without dying, and Noah's Ark

The usual lifetime of men of that period ranged from 6 to 9 hundred years:
   Moses died at 120 years of age.
   Jacob died at 147 years of age.
   Abraham died at 175 years of age.
   Isaac died at 180 years of age.
   Terach died at 205 years of age.
   Enoch (family of Cain) died at 365 years of age.
   Shem died at 600 years of age.
   Lamech died at 777 years of age.
   Mahalalel died at 895 years of age.
   Enosh died at 905 years of age.
   Kenan died at 910 years of age.
   Seth died at 912 years of age.
   Adam died at 930 years of age.
   Noah died at 950 years of age.
   Yered died at 962 years of age.
   Methuselah died at 969 years of age (oldest).
   The oldest woman was Sarah/Sarai/Sara, died at 127 years of age.
It took Noah and his family 120 years to build the Ark.
   Enoch walked with God for 300 years, and he disappeared and went straight to Heaven, did not see death.
   A flaming chariot descended from Heaven, drawn by horses of fire in a whirlwind brought Enosh (father to Methuselah), straight to Heaven, did not see death.
  
  

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