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NASB | Luke 3:36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 3:36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, |
Bible Question:
I would agree with this if the Bible in Gen 11:12 doesn't distinctly say that Arphaxad was 35years when he fathered Shelah. This is a continous sentence. So the incomplete list or gap between Arphaxad and Shelah is not there. Also these are 2 different people. What is possible is the Luke used the Septuagint to get the list (Jesus also used it or else Luke wouldn't of. Jesus taught Luke. Also strong evidence that the Septuagint was used in Jesus day). So it is right in the Septuagint but how the question is why the difference. I have extracted the same verses from Gen. 11:12-13 for the Bible and the Septuagint. Why the difference between the 2, not a small change pretty significant to me. 12 Arpachshad was 35 years old when he became the father of Shelah (B). 12 And Arphaxad lived a hundred and thirty-five years, and begot Cainan (S). 13 After he became the father of Shelah, Arpachshad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters (B). 13 And Arphaxad lived after he had begotten Cainan, four hundred years, and begot sons and daughters, and died. And Cainan lived a hundred and thirty years and begot Sala; and Canaan lived after he had begotten Sala, three hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters, and died. (S) |
Bible Answer: I think you have hit uponm something that can't be answered. Most experts agree some of which I posted excerpts of their comments think that there was a scribal error in the Septuagint and that Luke just merely echoed it. However that answer leaves as many questions as it answers so I think we will have to conclude we just don't know. EdB |