Shortened Lives
Genesis 6:1-3
1 Then the people began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born to them.
2 The sons of God saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives.
3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years.”
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Commentary: It is recorded that, for several generations, men regularly lived hundreds of years, up to and including Noah, who built the ark that saved mankind in the great flood.
1 Then the people began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born to them.
2 The sons of God saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives.
3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years.”
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Commentary: It is recorded that, for several generations, men regularly lived hundreds of years, up to and including Noah, who built the ark that saved mankind in the great flood.