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> the bible does talk about people who lived for thousands of years I don't remember anyone mentioned living for _thousands_ of years. There are plenty of cha
by holtalanm 6y ago
> the bible does talk about people who lived for thousands of years
I don't remember anyone mentioned living for _thousands_ of years. There are plenty of characters that live for hundreds, though. It is believed that Abraham lived to the age of 175, while I believe there was one character that lived into the 300's, but I do not recall their name. It has been a while since I delved into the old testament.
- lm28469 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuselah https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuselah > Said to have died at the age of 969, he lived the longest of all figures mentioned in the Bible.
- holtalanm 6y agothat name rings a bell now that I see it. thanks! edit: Found it on the wikipedia page you linked. I was thinking about Enoch, Methuselah's father, who lived to be 365 years old according to the bible.
- twodave 6y agoInterestingly, Methuselah died the same year that the Flood happened, so you might assume he would have lived longer had his grandson not been instructed to build a party boat that he wasn't invited to...
- Cactus2018 6y agoNota bene, lunar year vs solar year
- Unknown_Unknown 6y agoI believe in Islam Noah is believed to have lived 950 years. It took him a long time to build the arch. The other story mentioned in the Quran is about a group of people and their dog who slept in a cave for 309 years and woke up afterwards. I believe they died shortly after. There is an actual chapter in the quran about this called the cave[1]. [1] https://www.clearquran.com/018.html https://www.clearquran.com/018.html