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 == Pre-flood longevity ==
-Prior to the flood, Genesis records that people lived extraordinarily long lives: routinely over 900 years.  [[Methuselah]] is known for living longer than any other human in history, dying at the age of 969.[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genesis%205;&version=31;] This longevity is believed to be so extraordinarily long in part because environmental conditions were optimal for longevity before the [[Earth]] was destroyed, perhaps maintained by a [[vapor canopy|dense atmosphere]] which collapsed during the flood.
+Prior to the flood, Genesis records that people lived extraordinarily long lives: routinely over 900 years. [[Methuselah]] is known for living longer than any other human in history, dying at the age of 969.{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=5|verses=1-32}}
+This longevity is believed to be so extraordinarily long in part because environmental conditions were optimal for longevity before the [[Earth]] was destroyed, perhaps maintained by a [[vapor canopy|dense atmosphere]] which collapsed during the flood.
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