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The Bible mentions many people living to over one hundred years old, although lifespans were apparently normal after the biblical founding of the nation of Israel. Some of the biblical heros who lived unexpectedly long lives include Adam, Methuselah, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph and Moses. It can be shown that these life spans were more legendary than real, for example the three Hebrew patriarchs:
- Abraham lived to 175 (5 X 5 X 7)
- Isaac lived to 180 (6 X 6 X 5)
- Jacob lived to 147 (7 X 7 X 3)
- Each lifespan involves a perfect square (5, 6, then 7 in a numeric series),
- the third factor also forms a series (7, 5, 3)
- and in each case the sum of the factors is 17.
We find a similar fascination with elegant series and the number 17 in the lives of the other important Israelite leaders revered by the Jews. The priestly tribe of Levites was said to be descended from Levi, great grandfather of Moses who, along with Joshua, fulfilled the covenant that God gave to the patriarchs. Joseph was the great leader who brought the Israelites to Egypt:
- Levi lived to 137
(7 X 5 + 6 X 17)
- Amran, Moses' father also lived to 137
(therefore also 7 X 5 + 6 X 17)
- Moses lived to 120
(7 X 5 + 5 X 17)
- Joshua lived to 110
(5 X 5 + 5 X 17)
- Joseph lived to 110
(also 5 X 5 + 5 X 17).
Another Old Testament example of the special significance of the number 17 occurs in the life of the Bible's oldest human, Methuselah. He had his first son at 187 (17 X 11 years) and died at 969 (17 X 57 years).
The first thing to realise from this is that whether or not they were real, historical persons, these people did not live to such great ages. We do need to understand that numerology was important in the beliefs of the ancient Hebrew people and that this played a part in determining the ages they attributed to their legendary heroes.
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