This document compares the average lifespans of biblical patriarchs before and after the Great Flood. [1] Before the flood, the average lifespan was 857 years over 10 generations from Adam to Noah. [2] After the flood, the average lifespan dropped significantly to only 323 years over the next 10 generations from Shem to Abraham. [3] Today, the average US lifespan is 78 years.
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1. Life Span of Human
Life Spans Before the Flood Life Spans After the Flood
Life Age when First Life Age when First
Biblical Patriarch Biblical Patriarch
Span Son Born Span Son Born
Adam 930 130 Shem 600 100
Seth 912 105 Arphaxad 498 35
Enosh 905 90 Salah 433 30
Cainan 910 70 Eber 464 34
Mahalealel 895 65 Peleg 239 30
Jared 962 162 Reu 239 32
Enoch 365 65 Serug 230 30
Methuselah 969 187 Nahor 148 29
Lamech 777 182 Terah 205 70
Noah 950 500 Abraham 175 86
Issac 180 ---
Jacob 147 ---
The average life span before the flood (ten Joseph 110 ---
generations) was 857 years. After the flood, Moses 120 ---
however, the average life span (for the ten Joshua 110 ---
generations from Shem to Abraham) was
Eli (judge of Israel) 98 ---
only323 years! In 2008 the average life
expectancy of a person living in the United King Saul 70 ---
States was 78 years. King David 70 ---
King Solomon 70 ---
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