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1 | What age was Samuel when he died. | 1 Samuel | Holy Bible | 142070 | ||
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2 | What age was Samuel when he died. | 1 Samuel | DocTrinsograce | 142080 | ||
According to Jewish chronology, Samuel died around six months before Saul died. One Rabbi I heard said that Samuel died at the age of ninety-eight. (I apologize, but I do not know by what line of reasoning he made this assertion.) An online commentary claimed the same age and added that this would have been 1053 BC. (Again, they did not elaborate on how they had arrived at these figures.) In Him, Doc |
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3 | What age was Samuel when he died. | 1 Samuel | kalos | 142081 | ||
Hello, Doc! Samuel is said to have died at the age of 98. That sounds like it is in the ballpark. Comparing Samuel's year of birth (1105 BC) and the year of his death ("about 1,000 BC"), according to two different references, Samuel's age at death would have been "about" 105. Grace to you, Kalos |
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4 | What age was Samuel when he died. | 1 Samuel | DocTrinsograce | 142083 | ||
Thank you, Kalos! As always, I appreciate your research skills! The commentary I saw didn't give any reason for the explicit date of 1053. They stated it as though they were looking at Samuel's tomb stone. :-) In Him, Doc |
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