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A:In The Bible, forty is a very common number associated with time periods. Examples include:
  • The story of Noah's Flood says the rains fell for 40 days and 40 nights;
  • One account says the Flood waters subsided after 40 days, although the other says exactly one year;
  • The Israelites wandered in the wilderness for 40 years during the Exodus;
  • Kings David and Solomon both reigned for exactly 40 years;
  • Acts of the Apostles has Jesus ascend to heaven after 40 days.

It would have seemed natural when assigning a duration to Jesus' fast, to make it exactly forty days.

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In Scripture, the number '4' is associated with 'testing or trial period completion.' Multiples of said number intensify that description.

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