Posted on 07/14/2014 8:10:13 AM PDT by fishtank
Did Adam Really Live 930 Years?
by Brian Thomas, M.S. *
Genesis 5:5 says Adam lived for 930 years. Judging by today’s standards, this sounds impossible. Many contemporary readers of Genesis balk at such numbers and some end up rejecting the whole Bible. But a few researchers have found reasons to believe it.
Plant geneticist Dr. John Sanford and his colleagues plotted the ages of the biblical patriarchs listed in Genesis. The result shows a systematic drop-off in lifespans after 950-year-old Noah, “in a way that could never happen by chance,” according to an online post showing their results.1
(Excerpt) Read more at icr.org ...
Adam was careful to always put broccoli on his pizza. And no anchovies. That alone added many years.
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