In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark.
*8 people
Noah was 600 when the floodwaters came on the earth.Shem, the oldest, was 98 the year of the Flood.
Before the flood, 90s was prime child bearing age. While lifespans declined rapidly after the flood, Jacob had his last son in his 90s, while living to 147. (Not to mention Sarah – although that was considered a miracle, mostly because she had been barren all those years.)
Godfreydaniel over 7 years ago
What, one of Noah’s sons was as old as he was? (OR: Noah’s wife had a beard? The only other humans on the ark, allegedly.)
Sailor46 USN 65-95 over 7 years ago
Genesis 7:13King James Version (KJV)
In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark.*8 people
Noah was 600 when the floodwaters came on the earth.Shem, the oldest, was 98 the year of the Flood.
stuart over 7 years ago
Before the flood, 90s was prime child bearing age. While lifespans declined rapidly after the flood, Jacob had his last son in his 90s, while living to 147. (Not to mention Sarah – although that was considered a miracle, mostly because she had been barren all those years.)