## [15] 120, 240, 480, 960 and indefinite lifespan humans!

We are now going to discover the 4 types of human body that God created for sons of Adam and the maximum lifespan of each type of body. We need this information to determine which characters in the bible lived too long for their generation and were therefore non adamic like Jesus was. By this we mean characters who were sons of God rather than sons of Adam. We need to know all of the non adamic characters in the bible, the characters who are not under any death sentence from Adam or at all, because they all die sacrificially in order to ransom a mediator of a salvation covenant. And salvation covenants are the legal means by which mankind is saved into the Kingdom of God. Every salvation covenant gives you a future life in the form of a resurrection or a rapture because a non adamic human gave his life for that covenant - see I28.

Below is a table of the ages of the Patriarchs from Adam to Moses. There are 3 biblical texts that the table is based upon. Firstly we have the BHS text (Bilblia Hibraica Stuttgartensia), which is the standard Hebrew text of the old testament written and preserved by the Jewish Masoretic Scribes. This text is also called the Masoretic text, and the true version of it is the inspired and holy Hebrew text of the old testament. Secondly there is the Samaritan Pentateuch. This is a copy of the first five books of the Masoretic text, which make up the law of Moses made by the Samaritan scribes who worshipped on Mount Gerizim in Samaria. The Samaritans did not accept the Psalms or the prophets as a part of the holy bible. The Samaritan Pentateuch, being a copy from the old Hebrew of Moses into the Hebrew spoken at the time of the exile of the people of Samaria into captivity in Assyria, is not inspired or holy. However it does contain some true information that is absent from the Masoretic text. Thirdly there is the LXX (the Septuagint), which is the first Greek translation of the old testament made in Alexandria by 70 Greek speaking Jewish Scholars in the third century BC (between 284 BC and 247 BC according to Sir Lancelot Brenton, an LXX translator into English). The LXX, being a translation is neither holy nor inspired, but again it does contain some true information which is absent from the Masoretic. The 3 texts differ substantially in Genesis 5 and in Genesis 11. We use the Codex Alexandrinus version of the LXX (LXXa, in the British Library) rather than the Vatican version (LXXv, which has obvious mistakes in Genesis 11) - see U506 and U102 on the research website. The LXX tends to follow the Samaritan Pentateuch where it differs from the Masoretic text. The New Testament tends to quote the LXX when quoting the old testament, since the LXX was written in Greek as the New Testatment is. This is not a problem, because every LXX word quoted in the new testament then becomes holy and inspired, even though the LXX itself was neither for the most part. However to our great surprise we have discovered that there are a few accounts in the Alexandrinus version of the LXX rendering of the Law of Moses that are holy and inspired, since the scripture says:

24 After that Moses went out and spoke to the people the words of Jehovah. And he went gathering seventy men from the older men of the people and proceeded to have them stand round about the tent.
25 Then Jehovah came down in a cloud and spoke to him and took away some of the spirit that was upon him and put it upon each of the 70 older men. And it came about that as soon as the spirit settled down upon them, then they proceeded to act as prophets; but they did not do it again (Numbers 11).

The 70 older men symbolize the 70 Jews at Alexandria who translated the LXX we are saying. Since the spirit was taken away from Moses and put on these 70 men, there is inspired information missing from the 5 books of Moses in the BHS which is present in the LXX. Also the LXX includes Cainan as the son of Arpachshad, and this is confirmed by Luke 3. So again the LXX is for the most part neither holy nor directly inspired. However the holy spirit has inspired some parts of the Law, the first 5 books of the LXX and we shall discover that the History of Shem in Genesis 11, is one of those parts. We are in effect saying that really some parts of the Law in the LXX should be in the bible cannon. The incredible thing is that there are some authorities which claim there were 70 translators of the LXX in Alexandria and other claim there were 72. Whereas 70 older men got some of the spirit from Moses and it is not clear whether Eldad and Medad were included in their number and yet Jesus designated 70 disciples in addition to the apostles and sent them forth by twos (Luke 10).

The BHS describes the ages of the patriarchs in Genesis 11 when they stopped procreating, whereas the Samaritan Pentateuch and the LXX describe their ages when they died.

### Genesis 11 from the BHS text

10 Shem was 100 years old when he became father to Arpachshad 2 years after the deluge.
11 And after his fathering Arpachshad Shem continued to live 500 years and/whilst he became father to sons and daughters.
12 And Arpachshad lived 35 years. Then he became father to Shelah.
13 And after his fathering Shelah, Arpachshad continued to live 403 years and/whilst he became father to sons and daughters.
14 And Shelah lived 30 years. Then he became father to Eber.
15 And after his fathering Eber Shelah continued to live 403 years and/whilst he became father to sons and daughters.
16 And Eber lived on for 34 years. Then he became father to Peleg.
17 And after his fathering Peleg, Eber continued to live 430 years and/whilst he became father to sons and daughters.
18 And Peleg lived on for 30 years. Then he became father to Reu.
19 And after his fathering Reu, Peleg continued to live 209 years and/whilst he became father to sons and daughters.
20 And Reu lived on for 32 years. Then he became father to Serug.
21 And after his fathering Serug, Reu continued to live 207 years and/whilst he became father to sons and daughters.
22 And Serug lived on for 30 years. Then he became father to Nahor.
23 And after his fathering Nahor, Serug continued to live 200 years and/whilst he became father to sons and daughters.
24 And Nahor lived on for 29 years. Then he became father to Terah.
25 And after his fathering Terah, Nahor continued to live 119 years and/whilst he became father to sons and daughters.
26 And Terah lived on for 70 years, and he fathered namely Abram, Nahor and Haran (Genesis 11 - BHS).

32 And the days of Terah came to be 205 years. Then Terah died in Haran (Genesis 11).

The Hebrew is ambiguous. The Hebrew word 'and' could mean 'whilst', in which case the account only give the procreative lifespan of the patriarch.

### Genesis 11 from the SP text

Shem was 100 years old when he begat Arpachshad 2 years after the flood. And Shem lived after he had begat Arpachshad 500 years and begat sons and daughters (and died).
And Arpachshad lived 135 years and begat Shelah. And Arpachshad lived after he begat Shelah 303 years and begat sons and daughters (and died).
And Shelah lived 130 years and begat Eber. And Shelah lived after he begat Eber 303 years and begat sons and daughters (and died).
And Eber lived 134 years and begat Peleg. And Eber lived after he begat Peleg 370 years and begat sons and daughters (and died).
And Peleg 130 years and begat Ragau (Reu). And Peleg lived after he begat Reu 109 years and begat sons and daughters (and died).
And Reu lived 132 years and begat Seruch (Serug). And Reu lived after he begat Serug 107 years and begat sons and daughters (and died).
And Serug lived 130 years and begat Nahor. And Serug lived after he begat Nahor 100 years and begat sons and daughters (and died).
And Nahor lived 79 years years and begat Tarrha (Terah). And Nahor lived after he begat Terah 69 years and begat sons and daughters (and died).
And Terah lived 70 years and begat Abram Nahor and Haran (Genesis 11, Samaritan Pentateuch).

### Genesis 11 from the LXXa text

Shem was 100 years old when he begat Arpachshad 2 years after the flood. And Shem lived after he had begat Arpachshad 500 years and begat sons and daughters and died.
And Arpachshad lived 135 years and begat Cainan. And Arpachshad lived after he begat Cainan 430 [400 LXXv] years and begat sons and daughters and died.
And Cainan lived 130 years and begat Sala (Shelah) and Cainan lived after he begat Shelah 330 years and begat sons and daughters and died.
And Shelah lived 130 years and begat Heber (Eber). And Shelah lived after he begat Eber 330 years and begat sons and daughters and died.
And Eber lived 134 years and begat Peleg. And Eber lived after he begat Peleg 370 [270 LXXv] years and begat sons and daughters and died.
And Peleg 130 years and begat Ragau (Reu). And Peleg lived after he begat Reu 209 years and begat sons and daughters and died.
And Reu lived 132 years and begat Seruch (Serug). And Reu lived after he begat Serug 207 years and begat sons and daughters and died.
And Serug lived 130 years and begat Nahor. And Serug lived after he begat Nahor 200 years and begat sons and daughters and died.
And Nahor lived 79 years years and begat Tarrha (Terah). And Nahor lived after he begat Terah 129 years and begat sons and daughters and died.
And Terah lived 70 years and begat Abram Nahor and Haran (Genesis 11, LXX Alexandrinus).

If we put the LXXa together with the BHS, then since the patriarchs, with the exception of Shem, all lived longer in the LXXa, we deduce that the latter of the two possible meanings of the BHS mentioned above must be correct. So the BHS must be referring to procreative lifespans. In the BHS text, the patriarchs procreate but are not said to die (until Terah). In the LXX (Alexandrinus) text they die at an age which is older than the BHS gives for them stopping procreation except in the case of Shem. In the SP the total age given is the same as the BHS except in the case of Eber. We do not as yet know whether the SP includes the words "and died" we are researching this.

The LXXa and the SP both give an incorrect figure for the length of life of Noah's father Lamech in Genesis 5. They have him dying aged 753 whereas the BHS has him dying aged 777. So the LXXa cannot be inspired for this particular chapter of Genesis.

The LXX in Genesis 11, has the extra patriarch Cainan who is also referred to in Luke 3 in the line to Jesus. So the LXXa looks like it might be inspired for Genesis 11. The SP and LXX have different ages for the procreations of the sons (100 years older).

The translators of the SP believed that the patriarchs were giving the physical birth years of these various sons, and for some reason added 100 years to them. The LXX just followed the SP in this regard. But due to our decoding of the Masoretic version of Genesis 11, and due to the different wording between the BHS and the LXX, and due to the LXX having some parts being inspired, we have deduced that the ages given in the LXX for births are the ages of the baptisms in holy spirit of the sons by their fathers. They are spiritual births, they are the dates when the sons were born again. For everyone in the line to Jesus from Adam was born again including Adam himself. This was not a judicially dead line, but a living line. In other words we are saying that the LXXa is inspired for Genesis 11.

The age at death of Eber is given as 504 years in both the SP and the LXX but he is said to have continued to live whilst procreating for 464 years in the BHS. So we deduce that he stopped having kids aged 464 and died aged 504.

The LXX is giving ages when the patriarchs baptised their sons in holy spirit, at which time they were born again. So the BHS has physical birth and the LXX has spiritual birth.

Patriarch | Pre-flood Whole Life or Procreative Life in years from BHS | Life? in years from SP | Whole Life in years from LXXa | Actual Whole Life in years
Adam | 930 (Genesis 5:5) | 930 | 930 | 930
Seth | 912 (Genesis 5:8) | 912 | 912 | 912
Enosh | 905 (Genesis 5:11) | 905 | 905 | 905
Kenan | 910 (Genesis 5:14) | 910 | 910 | 910
Mahalalel | 895 (Genesis 5:17) | 895 | 895 | 895
Jared | 962 (Genesis 5:20) | 962 | 962 | 962
Enoch | 365 (Genesis 5:23) did not die | 365 did not die | 365 did not die | 365 did not die
Methuselah | 969 (Genesis 5:27) | 969 | 969 | 969
Lamech | 777 (Genesis 5:31) | 777 | 777 | 777
Noah | 950 (Genesis 9:29) | 950 | 950 | 950
Shem | 600 (Genesis 11:10,11) | 600 | 600 | 600
Arpachshad | 438 (Genesis 11:12,13) | 438 | 565 | 565
Cainan | n.a. | n.a | 460 | 460
Shelah | 433 (Genesis 11:14,15) | 433 | 460 | 460
Eber | 464 (Genesis 11:16,17) | 504 | 504 | 504
Peleg | 239 (Genesis 11:18,19) | 239 | 339 | 339
Reu | 239 (Genesis 11:20,21) | 239 | 339 | 339
Serug | 230 (Genesis 11:22,23) | 230 | 330 | 330
Nahor | 148 (Genesis 11 24,25) | 148 | 208 | 208
Terah | 205 (Genesis 11:32) |  | 205 | 205
Abraham | 175 (Genesis 25:7) |  | 175 | 175
Isaac | 180 (Genesis 35:29) |  | 180 | 180
Jacob | 147 (Genesis 47:28) |  | 147 | 147
Levi | 137 (Exodus 6:16) |  | 137 | 137
Kohath | 133 (Exodus 6:18) |  | 133 | 133
Amram | 137 (Exodus 6:20) |  | 137 | 137
Moses | 120 (Deuteronomy 34:7) |  | 120 | 120
All men born after Moses died | 120 years maximum (Genesis 6:3) |  | 120 years maximum | 120 years maximum

From this table it is apparent that man's age has fallen from between 777 and 969 before the flood, to around 339 - 565 just after the flood to around 120-208 from Nahor to Moses and then to a maximum of 120 years after Moses. This may all seem rather fanciful today to many readers. Although it will not appear fanciful to Star Trek or other Sci Fi enthusiasts of course! However the LWs know that the chronologies of Genesis are correct to the year, since we have used them in all sorts of consistent long term prophecies.

Now God himself decreed before the flood that the maximum lifespan of mankind would become 120 years. The Interlinear New International Version Hebrew Old Testament NIVHEOT (Zondervan) has...

3 Not he will contend, spirit of me, in the man, until time indefinite, because he has erred/because he is mortal. And they will be, days of him, 120 years (Genesis 6 - NIVHEOT)

This was fulfilled by Moses and everyone born after him. Moses lived for 120 years to the day, dying on his 120th BLC birthday.

2 and said to them: 120 years old I am today. I shall no more be allowed to go out and come in, as Jehovah has said to me, You will not cross this Jordan (Deuteronomy 31).

7 And Moses was 120 years old at his death. His eye had not grown dim, and his vital strength had not fled (Deuteronomy 34).

Josephus, the famous Jewish Historian, who was a contemporary of Jesus said, when describing the descent of man from the Ark:

### For the life of man was already, by degrees, diminished, and became shorter than before, till the birth of Moses; after whom the term of human life was one hundred and twenty years, God determining it to the length that Moses happened to live.

But were there any other age limits on mankind during this descent? Here we get some help from Peleg and Reu in the BHS.

16 And Eber lived on for 34 years. Then he became father to Peleg.
17 And after his fathering Peleg, Eber continued to live 430 years. Meanwhile he became father to sons and daughters.
18 And Peleg lived on for 30 years. Then he became father to Reu.
19 And after his fathering Reu, Peleg continued to live 209 years. Meanwhile he became father to sons and daughters.
20 And Reu lived on for 32 years. Then he became father to Serug.
21 And after his fathering Serug, Reu continued to live 207 years. Meanwhile he became father to sons and daughters (Genesis 11).

So Reu and Peleg both stopped having kids aged 239 (BHS) (although they actually died aged 339 - LXXa).
We have Eber living for 504 years then Peleg his son and Reu, Peleg’s son, both living for 239 procreative years, which we notice is just under 240 years, which we notice is twice 120 years. Then everybody after Reu lived less than 240 years. We take the 239 procreative year lifespan as being a hint that during these procreative years the full lifespan limit of man would be reduced to 240 years.

25 And to Eber there were 2 sons born. The name of the one was Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided; and the name of his brother was Joktan (Genesis 10).

In the literal meaning of the verse above, the earth was divided as regards its language at the tower of Babel as described in Genesis 11:5-10.

But the name 'Peleg' means 'division'. The holy spirit is screaming out that we should also examine the meaning of Peleg's brother’s name, which is Joktan. For why tell us the meaning of the name of the one brother without telling us the meaning of the name of the other brother?

Now Joktan N+qy is from the root N+q meaning: to be smaller or to be younger. So this division reflected by Peleg’s name was into younger men, reflected by Joktan’s name. Since to Eber there were two sons born, and they are symbolising a division of age, to make younger men, a division by 2, the most basic division. So we now deduce that the maximum age of the human body was reduced by a factor of 2 in the days of Peleg (after Reu, who lived 339 years and therefore was in the 480 year band) was born. In any event Eber had two children both of whom stopped procreating aged 239 and who died aged 339. So he had two children of equal ages in respect of procreation and of death. This again indicates a division in two of maximum age of sons of Adam at that time.

Putting this another way Eber had precisely 2 sons called 'division' and 'smaller'. So his sons had a maximum lifespan that was smaller by a division in 2 of the maximum lifespan of his generation (480 years which he Eber actually exceeded by 24 years). This interpretation is cryptic, rather like a Times crossword. God is giving us clues in the scriptures, just as he does in our lives.

Extrapolating this we deduce that there must have been 4 divisions by 2 to get us from 960 years down to 120 years. So we then have maximum ages of 120, 240, 480 and 960 with a few exceptions. The pre-flood maximum was 960 with the exceptions of Jared and Methuselah. The post Arpachshad's birth maximum was 480 with the exception of Eber, and the post Peleg's death maximum was 240 years with no exceptions. The post Moses' death maximum was 120 years with the exception of Jehoida who lived for 130 years...

15 And Jehoiada got to be old and satisfied with years and gradually died, being 130 years old at his death (2 Chronicles 24).

He died very gradually indeed! In fact the LWs actually deduced the 120 240 480 and 960 year max lifespan human bodies not from the above reasoning but from the sentence counting dimension of the bible code - see U235 on the research website for more on this.

Today we do have a limit of 120 years. It is clear that Adam had a lifespan limit since he lost his indefinite life. His life certainly became finite. The question is, how finite? The answer is 960 years for the pre flood system.

### To put the reader out of his misery, the exceptions Jared, Methuselah, Eber and Jehoiada, all of whom breached the Adamic age limit for their generation, were not sons of Adam, they were non adamic like Jesus, who was born by holy spirit. The 120, 240, 480 and 960 year limits apply only to the sons of Adam.