People living over 120

[nikkan_hanil]

In Genesis, God says that no man shall live past 120, but there has been records of people being +125. Kind of a simple question, sorry...but could someone answer it pweese?

[MagiDragon]

we don't need to take every word in the bible to be literally factual. Many of the numbers in the bible are symbolic:

40 = a lot or too many to count
7 = completeness
6 = incompleteness (evil)
3 = perfection
12 and 144 also have symbolic meanings, but i can't think of a good definition of them at the moment, i'll try though: 144 = 12X12 and it kindof symbolizes 'everything' 12 is more like symbolic of God's people . . .

there could be some sort of symbolic meaning to the number 120, i don't really know. it could have something to do with 10X12 . . . *shrugs* i'm just guessing here, so you'll have to wait for someone with a little more knowledge than me.

Peace,
Joe

[curtins]

12 tribes of israel

[phatcatholic]

[quote name='nikkan_hanil' date='Dec 4 2004, 11:47 PM'] In Genesis, God says that no man shall live past 120, but there has been records of people being +125. Kind of a simple question, sorry...but could someone answer it pweese? [/quote]
where does he say this in Genesis?

[toledo_jesus]

Genesis 6:3
Interesting. I believe it probably relates more to the amount of time left before God sent the Flood...but I could be wrong.
6:4 is much more interesting...the Nephilim.

[Don John of Austria]

Yes I have always found the nephilim to be interesting.