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February 1st, 2014 at 4:16:09 PM permalink
Pacomartin
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The timelines are very speculative. If Noah lived to age 950, and Abraham (Lot's uncle) lived to age 175, then we don't know how long Lot lived. Since 350 years of Noah's life was after the flood, his life may have overlapped that of Lot.

Some people have felt that the incredible ages of biblical patriarchs are a transcription error, and their ages are listed in lunar months instead of solar years. If so, they are not consistent since 148 months as an age for Nahor would unlikely be old enough to father a child.

Other people believe that the flood physically changed the world so that people no longer lived as long as before.

Patriarch Age Bible reference
1 Adam 930 Genesis 5:4
2 Seth 912 Genesis 5:8
3 Enosh 905 Genesis 5:11
4 Cainan 910 Genesis 5:14
5 Mahalalel 895 Genesis 5:17
6 Jared 962 Genesis 5:20
7 Enoch 365 (translated) Genesis 5:23
8 Methuselah 969 Genesis 5:27
9 Lamech 777 Genesis 5:31
10 Noah 950 Genesis 9:29
11 Shem 600 Genesis 11:10–11
12 Arphaxad 438 Genesis 11:12–13
13 Shelah 433 Genesis 11:14–15
14 Eber 464 Genesis 11:16–17
15 Peleg 239 Genesis 11:18–19
16 Reu 239 Genesis 11:20–21
17 Serug 230 Genesis 11:22–23
18 Nahor 148 Genesis 11:24–25
19 Terah 205 Genesis 11:32
20 Abram (Abraham) 175 Genesis 25:7
21 Isaac 180 Genesis 35:28–29
22 Jacob (Israel)
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