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NASB | Genesis 15:16 "Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 15:16 "Then in the fourth generation your descendants shall return here [to Canaan, the land of promise], for the wickedness and guilt of the Amorites is not yet complete (finished)." [Josh 24:15] |
Subject: How long is a Biblical Generation ? |
Bible Note: Hi biblicalman, - You wrote: “But you are surely not suggesting that she returned with Moses and with her great great great great great grandson Joshua? That would be stretching credulity too far.” I would be suggesting that. However, as you have pointed out the 7 generations between Sheerah and Joshua stretches credulity and I must agree. Especially since Sherrah and Joshua would have to be approximately the same age when they entered Canaan. It would seem to me that these passages may have a different meaning than what they say on their face and must be interpreted elsewhere in scripture. One correction, Joshua is the 5th great grand nephew of Sheerah. I cede this point to you, pending further study. Holmes |