How old was Abraham when he died?

Answer 1

We find in Genesis 25:7 that Abraham was 175 years old when he died.

AnswerAlthough The Bible says that Abraham was 175 years old when he died, there is good reason to believe that this figure was arrived at by mystical or superstitious means. When we look at the biblical evidence for the lifespans of all three Hebrew patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, we see that:

1. Abraham lived to 175 (5 X 5 X 7)
2. Isaac lived to 180 (6 X 6 X 5)
3. Jacob lived to 147 (7 X 7 X 3)

An analysis of these ages shows:

• 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.

This is too consistent with the black art of numerology to be believable. Whether or not Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were real, historical persons, they did not live to such precisely ordained ages. And if Abraham did not really live to be exactly 175 years old, then there is no reason to believe that he lived longer than any normal human.

Answer 2

He was 175 when he died. Thus is the universal unbroken tradition of the Israelites and their direct descendants (the Jews). Any other answer would be theory and guesswork. See also:

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Answer 3

Abraham was a main character in the bible. He was in his nineties when he has his son Isaac, who was a promise from God. Abraham was approximately 130 years old when he died.

Answer 4

175 (Genesis ch.25).