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NASB | Genesis 11:10 ¶ These are the records of the generations of Shem. Shem was one hundred years old, and became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 11:10 ¶ These are the records of the generations of Shem [from whom Abraham descended]. Shem was a hundred years old when he became the father of Arpachshad, two years after the flood. |
Subject: Did Shem exit the Ark at 98, outlv Abrm? |
Bible Note: Pastor Glenn You missed my point. The accounting of Genealogy given in Genesis was never given to establish a date since there was never a beginning date given. All it shows is how many generations occurred between this character of the Bible and the next. However if we take an established beginning date such as the reign of Solomon and then use the Bible’s account of the number of generations based on age at death and births. And working back through the generations from Solomon we can place actual dates to various births and deaths so recorded. Reese doing this (I suppose) declares Shem died at or around the time of Jacobs birth. However you working strictly on the age at conception and death going forward from Adam place Jacob at about 50 years old at the time of Shem's death. That difference is approximately one generation. Let’s just for the sake of argument add that one generation (Cainan) to the mix. What do we find? Both you and Reese would be agreement. Interesting isn’t it? I’m not trying to modify the Bible I’m just showing that from the time or Adam based on age at conception of offspring and age at death we fall one generation short of the actual recorded history. Then I ask the question could the “second” Cainan be that lost generation. EdB |