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== Pre-flood longevity == | == 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. ({{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=5 | 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}}) | ||
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. | 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. | ||
