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After the [[great flood]], human lifespans declined quickly and precipitously as seen in the chart at right. | After the [[great flood]], human lifespans declined quickly and precipitously as seen in the chart at right. | ||
There are several factors for consideration: | There are several possible factors for consideration: | ||
* The decrease was a result of God's order that "His days will be 120 years. | * The decrease was a result of God's order that "His days will be 120 years. | ||
* The decrease in lifespan was the result of the harsher environment after the flood. | * The decrease in lifespan was the result of the harsher environment after the flood. | ||
* Accelerated [[recombination]], inbreeding, and the resulting [[genetic drift]] played a possible role. | * Accelerated [[recombination]], inbreeding, and the resulting [[genetic drift]] played a possible role. | ||
* The decrease was a result of events occurring between 1997 [[AM]] and 2187 [[AM]]. | * Accumulation of mutations. | ||
* The decrease was a result of events occurring between 1997 [[AM]] and 2187 [[AM]] (when most of the post-diluvian patriarchs died). | |||
* The ages of the Biblical [[genealogy]] are exaggerated. | * The ages of the Biblical [[genealogy]] are exaggerated. | ||
It is argued by some that the decline in human longevity was either an intended or knowingly concomitant result of the flood. The following passage quotes the Words of God when he basically says that the days of man will be 120 years because He would destroy the [[Earth]] by flood. Although one possible interpretation of this scripture is that this was a statement of when the flood would occur, it is very compelling that the maximum life expectancy for humans is almost exactly 120 years. The longest verified lifespan on record for a human was Jeanne Calment who lived to be 122 years of age[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment]. | It is argued by some that the decline in human longevity was either an intended or knowingly concomitant result of the flood. The following passage quotes the Words of God when he basically says that the days of man will be 120 years because He would destroy the [[Earth]] by flood. Although one possible interpretation of this scripture is that this was a statement of when the flood would occur, it is very compelling that the maximum life expectancy for humans is almost exactly 120 years. The longest verified modern lifespan on record for a human was Jeanne Calment who lived to be 122 years of age[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment]. Immediately after the flood, many lived longer than 120 years, including [[Nahor]] (148), [[Terah]] (205), [[Abraham]] (175), [[Ishmael]] (137), [[Isaac]] (180), [[Jacob]] (147), and [[Job]] (140). | ||
{{Bible quote|''"Then the L<small>ORD</small> said, "My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years." ... The L<small>ORD</small> saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. The L<small>ORD</small> was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. So the L<small>ORD</small> said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them."'' - |book=Genesis|chap=6|verses=3-7}} | {{Bible quote|''"Then the L<small>ORD</small> said, "My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years." ... The L<small>ORD</small> saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. The L<small>ORD</small> was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. So the L<small>ORD</small> said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them."'' - |book=Genesis|chap=6|verses=3-7}} | ||
