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Psalm 90, "The days of our years are threescore and ten".
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That's the given or expected lifespan of himans
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Define three score and ten?
A score is twenty; if read as 'a score, ten and three' it is 20 + 10 + 3 = 33, but if read as 'a score [times] ten' it becomes 203.
What does three score and ten days mean?
A "score" is 20. So 3 times 20 plus 10 = 70.
Where did the term score in reference to years come from?
If you are thinking of the word 'score' as a span of life, it is of biblical origin, Leviticus 12 and Psalms 90 which quotes 'there is a use of it that refers to a span of our lives' - 'the days of our years are three score years and ten'. Also borrowed by Shakespeare in Macbeth as 'Three score and ten I can remember well,' The span of life was then considered to be three score and ten, in other words 70 years
Where in the Bible is the phrase three score and then?
The phrase Three score years and ten is from Psalms 90 verse 10: The days of our years are threescore years and ten;and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years,yet is their strength labor and sorrow;for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
How far is three score and ten miles?
70 miles. A score is 20.
Word for perfect score in three letters?
ten
A man is twice as old as his wife was when he was as old as his wife is and whilst he has exceeded three score and ten she is not yet 60 How old are they both?
70 & 50
What are the release dates for Daniel Boone - 1964 Three Score and Ten 5-16?
Daniel Boone - 1964 Three Score and Ten 5-16 was released on: USA: 6 February 1969
How old would you be if you were three score and ten thousand?
ten thousand and sixty 10,060 a score is 20 so therefore threescore is 3x20=60, simple
How many years does the memory of the old man stretch in Macbeth?
The memory extends back 70 years in the play Macbeth.
Where is threescore and ten found in the Bible?
Gen 50:3 And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of embalming: and the Egyptians wept for him three-score and ten days. When Joseph's father died in Egypt, they mourned him 3 x 20 days plus 10 more = 70 days total. " Some say a score is 10 more than 50, (like half dozen!) Also Psalms 90:10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years = we live 70 maybe 80 if lucky!
Is the phrase three score and ten in the book of Job in the Bible?
The phrase three score and a half , does not come in the book of Job, but in the book of Psalms chapter 90.
