Listened in on a sermon this weekend. And, the preacher touched on interesting points that I was not ‘deeply’ aware of.
Basically, he spoke about how the climate and ‘man’ changed so much after the flood.
Here is a chart that shows the dramatic change in longevity:
Why did man live longer BEFORE the flood
http://www.biblestudy.org/basicart/why-did-man-live-longer-before-flood-of-noah-than-after-it.html
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Life Spans before the deluge
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Life Spans
after the deluge |
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| Person | Age at death | Person | Age at death | |
| Adam | 930 | Shem | 600 | |
| Cainan | 910 | Eber | 464 | |
| Jared | 962 | Terah | 205 | |
| Methuselah | 969 | Abraham | 175 | |
| Noah | 950 | Moses | 120 | |
References:
- Why did man live longer before flood of Noah than after it
http://www.biblestudy.org/basicart/why-did-man-live-longer-before-flood-of-noah-than-after-it.html - At what age did God create Adam
http://www.biblestudy.org/question/at-what-age-did-god-create-adam.html
