Why did people in the genesis chapter of the bible live to be like 1,000 years old?
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Look at Genesis again.\n\nGod created this planet and its species, including homo sapiens, over 5 time periods. All “creatures” were created “AFTER ITS KIND” and able to “multiply” (procreate). \n\nThen in the sixth time period Adam was created “AFTER OUR IMAGE”! Adam was created BY HIMSELF! He was given “God’s spirit”. Gen. 2:7-9, 16&17. HE was created to live indefinitely within his special environment, the Garden of Eden. That’s why it was fatal for him to eat from the “tree of knowledge of good and evil”. Gen. 2:17. \n\nEve was an afterthought so Adam would not be all by himself. Gen. 2:21,22\n\nMeant to live indefinitely Adam and Eve did NOT NEED to procreate! They had no sense or ambition of sexuality. Gen. 2:25. They were not ashamed – innocent.\n\nGod gave them the power of choice, to obey his instructions or not.\n\nAfter eating the forbidden fruit – also known as the “original sin” - they were sexually “activated” (Gen. 3:7-11 & 16) (they were ashamed!)  and God had to change His plans for them. So Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden in order to KEEP THEM AWAY from the “tree of life” which could have sustained their life (and that of now possible offsprings) indefinitely - Gen. 3:22-24. \n\nThey were now condemned to live their life in the outside world and procreate like the “creatures” (Neanderthals & Co.) created before them. (Gen. 3:16) They now also were destined to die like them.\n\nHowever, they (the dscendents of Adam) lived much longer due to their speciel origin and the climate before the flood. The oldest ever, Methusalah, died in (the year of) the flood! Then the livespan decreased sharply.
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If you think that the Bible is a literal description of the beginning of the world, then the "tree" which you refer to would have died long ago...after all, even in the counting of fundamentalist's ages, the world is AT LEAST 8000 years old.  However, I believe that this a figurative, not literal, tree or trees, which are an example to us of the gifts that God has given us.
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The biblical creation dates back about 6,000 years.  As we know, there are fossil remains of humanoids that are in excess of 1M years.  Houston, we have a problem!\n\nActually the problem comes from the translation of the Hebrew and Greek into the English language.  To find the answers to this and a lot of other questions, we need to go back and look at the meaning of the original words.  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  And the earth was without form, and void…\n\nThe “creation” of the animals and Adam & Eve was not the first time that there was a creation.  We know this because the Greek word is not “created” but is “restored.”  We also see that in Genesis, Lucifer had already commanded cities and had been alienated by God.  One would surmise that the cities contained inhabitants.\n\nThe fact is, there is a whole lot of stuff that happened before Genesis 1:2 that isn’t dwelt upon very much.   It is apparently of no consequence to us or God would have elaborated on it more.  It isn’t going to affect your doctrine of salvation but it is rather interesting to think about.\n\nOther items of interest (but not of great importance)… People used to live to be several hundred years old.  Were the years in error?  Let’s take a look: \n\n Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel and Seth never saw the sun or the stars.  Why not?  Because there was a layer of water suspended about where the ionosphere is today.  This layer of water caused the temperature of the entire planet to me almost equal.  (and very humid)  The humidity allowed plants to prosper without rainfall because of the ambient moisture.\n\nAlso, the weight of the water caused the atmospheric pressure to be considerably greater than our 14.7 psi.  Some scientists believe it was at least 29 to 30. (It was discovered that astronauts healed of minor cuts & scratches much more quickly when they were kept in an artificially high pressurized chamber.)\n\nThe layer of water protected earth from the constant bombardment of cosmic radiation from the sun.  (We know what drastic effects are caused by just a thinning of the ozone layer.)\n\nWhen you read your bible, take note of when people lost their longevity.  Right after the great flood of Noah, there were some significant differences.  Noah and his family were apparently the first people to actually see the sun, moon and stars and to discover why there was day and night.\n\nJohnny
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It is supposed to be more than 2000 years.\nSee reference article.
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So far I have found no reference in the Bible to the age of the earth or indeed the universe.\n\nTo iMi: I agree that looking at ages in the genealogies would indicate approximately 6000 years of history.\n\nHowever, the Hebrew word that is translated as "created" in Genesis 1:1 generally applies perfection, orderliness, completeness, etc. In Genesis 1:2 everything is in chaos. How much time elapsed between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2? I think there is any way for us to know.
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4066 Adam and Eve and Satan in Eden.\n\n1656 to the flood.\n 427 years to Abraham age 75 and he get the covenant.\n 430 years to moses age 80 Exo.7:7; 12:40,41[430];\n  40 years to the Promised Land. Deut.1:3; 29:5; 34:7;\n 480 years to Solomon year 4 king. 1Ki.6:1;\n  36 years [of 40], Solomon dies. 1Ki.11:42;\n 391 Judah Kings to Babylon captivity. Matt.1:1-17;\n 606 years to Christ born in Roman Empire.\n4066 years to Christ in Rome, age 30 Matt.4:1-11;\n2006 years ago Christ Jesus was born n Roman Empire.
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Not sure I understand your question.\n\nAnyway this is my answer:\n\nJehovah had warned Adam and Eve that if they were disobedient and ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and bad, they would die “in the day” of their eating. (Genesis 2:17) True to his word, Jehovah called them to account on the very day of their sinning and pronounced the sentence of death. From God’s standpoint, Adam and Eve died that day. To carry out his purpose regarding the earth, however, Jehovah allowed them to produce a family before they died physically. Nevertheless, since God can view 1,000 years as one day, when Adam’s life ended at 930 years, it was within one “day.”  Thus Jehovah’s truthfulness was upheld as to when punishment would be executed, and his purpose for the earth was not thwarted by their deaths. But for a time, imperfect people, including wicked ones, have been allowed to live.
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Gen 5:25  And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech: \nGen 5:26  And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: \nGen 5:27  And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
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Nobody knows for sure\n\n..."And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years and he begat sons and daughters." Gen 5:4
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Methuselah - 969 years old.\n\n"And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years" (Genesis 5:27)
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Gen.1:1,2; All existed, time evident as billions. Gen.1:3-31[Earth is focus]; \n\n1656 to flood.[130-105-90-70-65\n0000-PLUS-162-65-187-182-600 = 1656, flood.\n1656 flood\n0000 Noah + 350 = 2006 Gen.9:28,29; + 2 + Gen.12:4; Abraham. \n0427 years to Abraham age 75 and he get the covenant year 2083.\n0430 years to Moses age 80 Exo.7:7; 12:40,41[430]; 1553 before Christ.\n0040 years to the Promised Land. Deut.1:3; 29:5; 34:7; 1513 before Christ.\n0480 years to Solomon year 4 king. 1Ki.6:1; \n0036 years [of 40], Solomon dies. 1Ki.11:42; 997 before Christ.\n0391 Judah Kings=Babylon captive. Matt.1:1-17;\n3460 + 2520 = 5980 after Adam and 606 years before Christ. Dan.9:24-27;\n0606 years Christ in Roman Empire. [3460 + 606 + 1914 = 5980].\n4066 years Christ in Rome,age 30 Matt.4:1-11; 4066 + 1914 = 5980 \n2006 years ago Christ Jesusin Roman Empire. 5980 & 6,072\n0000 Satan has 6,130 years from Eden to Rev,20:1-6;\n1000 year reign of Christ will end all perfect again \n7130 after Eden ends [7x 7,000 = ]49,000 years \nas earth the focus to be domesticated.\n2Pet.3:13; Rev.21:1-5; \n\nDaniel gives 2300, 2500, 2520, 2580 and 2670 after Babylon #3, Jesus comes in Rome #6 of Rev.17:1-6,10-14[World with Satan that will end]; Bible in #7 as KJV 1611 + 303 is excepted translation 1914 after Christ, Satan cast down by Michael Rev.12:7-12; has a short time of 150 years Matt.24:3,7,14,15,22,36[only God knows day and hour.\n6,130 years after Satan in Eden to Rev.20:1-6; 1000 year reign of Christ.
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Thank you for the article- it had some interesting insights!\n\nI have long thought that there was something odd in the part of Genesis 2:1 and the phrasing Genesis 1 used. I've been looking for things that explained it and your article did just that.\n\nIt simply makes no sense that the God who sent His people to the wilderness for 40 years would have (or needed to) rush the planet in 6 days, then fake various items to make it seem much older. He does not work that way at any other time, so why then?\n\nI have said for years that when the Bible and science or reality conflict, our understanding of one or the other is flawed- and I think we've really messed up our understanding of the Bible!
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Jim, Jim Jim. Cant you see, just like the second person posted, they cant understand in evolution so it has been written in the Bible so they can understand. Put it like this, everyone can understand 7 days, but how many people can actually understand 4.6 billion years or a million years. Its just too big a number for them to comprehend, but everyone can understand 7 days! They see things as they are now, not how they could have been as they cant think past 2000years ago.
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I believe it is about 6,000 years old, based on a plain sense reading of the Scriptures alone.  The Bible also explains dinosaurs very well. Dinosaurs are land animals. Land animals were created on Day 6, thus dinosaurs were created on the same day as Man, and Man walked with dinosaurs originally. The dinosaurs, like all the others, were vegetarian in their diet. There was no death before the fall, and all ate plants and fruits. The sin of Adam changed many things, and perhaps carnivory began after the fall. Two of each kind of dinosaur went up the Ark (the rest died in the flood waters), they left the Ark, and many went extinct like any other animal that has gone extinct. We have stories and legends of men dueling and killing monsters or dragons which are most likely based on the encounters with surviving dinosaurs. You won’t find the word “dinosaur” in our Bibles because it was a word invented in 1842, after the Bible was translated into English. Instead we have words like Behemoth and Leviathan which are descrined in detail in Job. And when dinosaur bones are being dug up, there are no tell tale labels about how old they are. In fact, scientists have found red blood cells and muscle tissue when they cut opened the T-Rex fossils. The implication of this finding is that the fossils aren’t millions of years old.
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The bible only says that Adam and Eve were the first two perfect people living in the garden. It does not say that there were not more living out side the garden that were not so perfect
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Sheryl is wrong. Methuselah lived to be 969 and it took noah 40 yrs to build the ark. Noah only lived to be 6 hundred and somthin.
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everybody is coming up with the same stupid stuff on creation again and again. instead of thousand years why cant you make it 1 billion years. so that your problem is solved. bible is happy and the scientists are also happy. because it is closer to thier estimate of the age of this universe.\n\nthe calculations mentioned in bible are taken literally out of the "book of Dzyan". ofcourse with a little changes to suit to thier tastes so that it looks very different. going by the events in history all biblical characters were of recent origin, 3000 BCE. this has been confirmed many times. firstly by believers of bible initially and later on by scientific evidence. on that count there is no difference of opinion.\n\nneither during early days of genesis nor till recently anybody was bothered about the age of universe. everything revolved around what is written in genesis. genesis has a strong basis to believe that thier world was created about 6000 years ago. that is true. that part of the world, around israel, middle east there were lot of geological changs happened. lot of people displaced and when the new race came into the land they needed a fiction. so it fits perfectly well with genesis. no doubt genesis is correct on the accuracy of begining of human settlement in israel and surrounding middle east areas around 3800-3600 BCE. when a new faith is started,  it needs a new look, its just old wine in new bottle with a little changes while serving it.\n\nthe cosmos has seven rounds/phase to reach the pinnacle, so whoever wrote genesis just took it for seven days. infact we are in the four round/phase where the human beings evolved. by seventh everything will be returned back to god and the next cycle/round/phase will start again. currently we are in the middle of the cycle. around  4-5 billion years. the cosmos keeps expanding and new things & beings will evolve over time. then the contraction & collapse will be much faster. only to expand again. doesnt it looks like a play? yes, god loves to play. he enjoys the play and so he plays it.\n\nnow your question: how long does it take for god to create in our time. nothing. my answer is NOTHING. because he did not create. he was evolving himself into all kinds of beings.  he is everywhere, in everything. that is the beauty of god. he keeps churning everything. cosmos is so vast. we human beings are not able to understand what the earth properly. so thinking in cosmic proprtion is difficult for many. yes, there are human beings who have achieved this cosmic alingment with god. god just attracts everything like a magnet, some attract much faster than other. we have to be intune with nature, god.\n\ncreation/evolution are not different. they are two sides of the same coin. religions unnecessarily created this one sided theory and scientists continue to hold on to thiers.\n\ni do not find anything difficult in understanding this cosmos. with or without god. because everything is divine, godly.