What does the Bible say about longevity?
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The Bible teaches that long life is a gracious blessing from God, to be received with gratitude and lived in reverent obedience, yet it is not an absolute promise for every believer. Exodus 20:12 and Proverbs 3:1-2 connect a life shaped by God’s commands, especially honoring parents, with length of days. Solomon received wisdom and the promise of added years in 1 Kings 3:11-14, showing God’s fatherly generosity. Psalms 21:4 and 91:16 celebrate God’s power to satisfy His people with life, while Psalm 90:10 soberly recognizes human frailty and limited years. Ultimately, believers rest not in earthly longevity but in God’s faithful care and the eternal life He gives through Christ.
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- General scriptures concerning Genesis 6:3; Exodus 20:12; 1 Kings 3:11-14; Job 5:26; Psalms 21:4; Psalms 34:11-13; Psalms 90:10; Psalms 91:16; Proverbs 3:1; Proverbs 3:2; Proverbs 3:16; Proverbs 9:11
- See OLD AGE
- INSTANCES OF
- Adam, nine-hundred and thirty years Genesis 5:5
- Seth, nine-hundred and twelve years Genesis 5:8
- Enos, nine-hundred and five years Genesis 5:11
- Cainan, nine-hundred and ten years Genesis 5:14
- Mahalaleel, eight-hundred and ninety-five years Genesis 5:17
- Jared, nine-hundred and sixty-two years Genesis 5:20
- Enoch, three-hundred and sixty-five years Genesis 5:23
- Methuselah, nine-hundred and sixty-nine years Genesis 5:27
- Lamech, seven-hundred and seventy-seven years Genesis 5:31
- Noah, nine-hundred and fifty years Genesis 9:29
- Shem, six-hundred years Genesis 11:10; Genesis 11:11
- Arphaxad, four-hundred and thirty-eight years Genesis 11:12; Genesis 11:13
- Salah, four-hundred and thirty-three years Genesis 11:14; Genesis 11:15
- Eber, four-hundred and sixty-four years Genesis 11:16; Genesis 11:17
- Peleg, two-hundred and thirty-nine years Genesis 11:18; Genesis 11:19
- Reu, two-hundred and thirty-nine years Genesis 11:20; Genesis 11:21
- Serug, two-hundred and thirty years Genesis 11:22; Genesis 11:23
- Nahor, one-hundred and forty-eight years Genesis 11:24; Genesis 11:25
- Terah, two-hundred and five years Genesis 11:32
- Job, “lived one-hundred and forty years” after his ordeal, and then “he died at a very great age,” Job 42:16; Job 42:17
- Sarah, one-hundred and twenty-seven years Genesis 23:1
- Abraham, one-hundred and seventy-five years Genesis 25:7
- Isaac, one-hundred and eighty years Genesis 35:28
- Jacob, one-hundred and forty-seven years Genesis 47:28
- Joseph, one-hundred and ten years Genesis 50:26
- Amram, one-hundred and thirty-seven years Exodus 6:20
- Aaron, one-hundred and twenty-three years Numbers 33:39
- Moses, one-hundred and twenty years Deuteronomy 31:2; Deuteronomy 34:7
- Joshua, one-hundred and ten years Joshua 24:29
- Eli, ninety-eight years 1 Samuel 4:15
- Barzillai, eighty years 2 Samuel 19:32
- Jehoiada, one-hundred and thirty years 2 Chronicles 24:15
- Anna, older than eighty-four years Luke 2:36; Luke 2:37
- Paul, “the aged one” Philemon 1:9
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