Ecclesiastes 1:4
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4 One generation passes away, and another generation comes;
(A)But the earth abides forever.
Psalm 104:5
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5 You who [a]laid the foundations of the earth,
So that it should not be moved forever,
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- Psalm 104:5 Lit. founded the earth upon her bases
Zechariah 1:5
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5 “Your fathers, where are they?
And the prophets, do they live forever?
Ecclesiastes 6:12
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12 For who knows what is good for man in life, [a]all the days of his [b]vain life which he passes like (A)a shadow? (B)Who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun?
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- Ecclesiastes 6:12 Lit. the number of the days
- Ecclesiastes 6:12 futile
Matthew 24:35
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35 (A)Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.
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2 Peter 3:10-13
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The Day of the Lord
10 But (A)the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which (B)the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be [a]burned up. 11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be (C)in holy conduct and godliness, 12 (D)looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will (E)be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will (F)melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for (G)new heavens and a (H)new earth in which righteousness dwells.
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- 2 Peter 3:10 NU laid bare, lit. found
Psalm 119:90-91
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90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations;
You established the earth, and it [a]abides.
91 They continue this day according to (A)Your ordinances,
For all are Your servants.
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- Psalm 119:90 Lit. stands
Psalm 89:47-48
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47 Remember how short my time (A)is;
For what (B)futility have You created all the children of men?
48 What man can live and not [a]see (C)death?
Can he deliver his life from the power of [b]the grave? Selah
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- Psalm 89:48 experience death
- Psalm 89:48 Or Sheol
Psalm 102:24-28
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24 (A)I said, “O my God,
Do not take me away in the midst of my days;
(B)Your years are throughout all generations.
25 (C)Of old You laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
26 (D)They will perish, but You will [a]endure;
Yes, they will all grow old like a garment;
Like a cloak You will change them,
And they will be changed.
27 But (E)You are the same,
And Your years will have no end.
28 (F)The children of Your servants will continue,
And their descendants will be established before You.”
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- Psalm 102:26 continue
Psalm 90:9-10
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9 For all our days have passed away in Your wrath;
We finish our years like a sigh.
10 The days of our lives are seventy years;
And if by reason of strength they are eighty years,
Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow;
For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
Exodus 6:16-27
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16 These are the names of (A)the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty-seven. 17 (B)The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimi according to their families. 18 And (C)the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. And the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred and thirty-three. 19 (D)The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.
20 Now (E)Amram took for himself (F)Jochebed, his father’s sister, as wife; and she bore him (G)Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were one hundred and thirty-seven. 21 (H)The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. 22 And (I)the sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Zithri. 23 Aaron took to himself Elisheba, daughter of (J)Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, as wife; and she bore him (K)Nadab, Abihu, (L)Eleazar, and Ithamar. 24 And (M)the sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the families of the Korahites. 25 Eleazar, Aaron’s son, took for himself one of the daughters of Putiel as wife; and (N)she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites according to their families.
26 These are the same Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their (O)armies.”[a] 27 These are the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, (P)to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are the same Moses and Aaron.
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- Exodus 6:26 hosts
Exodus 1:6-7
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6 And (A)Joseph died, all his brothers, and all that generation. 7 (B)But the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, multiplied and [a]grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
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- Exodus 1:7 became very numerous
Genesis 47:9
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9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, (A)“The days of the years of my [a]pilgrimage are (B)one hundred and thirty years; (C)few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and (D)they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.”
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- Genesis 47:9 Lit. sojourning
Genesis 36:9-19
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9 And this is the genealogy of Esau the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir. 10 These were the names of Esau’s sons: (A)Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, and Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau. 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, [a]Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
12 Now Timna was the concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son, and she bore (B)Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.
13 These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.
14 These were the sons of [b]Aholibamah, Esau’s wife, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon. And she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah.
The Chiefs of Edom
15 These were the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn son of Esau, were Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz, 16 [c]Chief Korah, Chief Gatam, and Chief Amalek. These were the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. They were the sons of Adah.
17 These were the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, and Chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.
18 And these were the sons of [d]Aholibamah, Esau’s wife: Chief Jeush, Chief Jaalam, and Chief Korah. These were the chiefs who descended from Aholibamah, Esau’s wife, the daughter of Anah. 19 These were the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these were their chiefs.
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- Genesis 36:11 Zephi, 1 Chr. 1:36
- Genesis 36:14 Or Oholibamah
- Genesis 36:16 Sam. omits Chief Korah
- Genesis 36:18 Or Oholibamah
Genesis 11:20-32
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20 Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot (A)Serug. 21 After he begot Serug, Reu lived two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.
22 Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor. 23 After he begot Nahor, Serug lived two hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
24 Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and begot (B)Terah. 25 After he begot Terah, Nahor lived one hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons and daughters.
26 Now Terah lived seventy years, and (C)begot [a]Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
Terah’s Descendants
27 This is the genealogy of Terah: Terah begot (D)Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran begot Lot. 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans. 29 Then Abram and Nahor took wives: the name of Abram’s wife was (E)Sarai,[b] and the name of Nahor’s wife, (F)Milcah, the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah. 30 But (G)Sarai was barren; she had no child.
31 And Terah (H)took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and they went out with them from (I)Ur of the Chaldeans to go to (J)the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there. 32 So the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.
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- Genesis 11:26 Abraham, Gen. 17:5
- Genesis 11:29 Sarah, Gen. 17:15
Genesis 5:3-31
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3 And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begot a son (A)in his own likeness, after his image, and (B)named him Seth. 4 After he begot Seth, (C)the days of Adam were eight hundred years; (D)and he had sons and daughters. 5 So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; (E)and he died.
6 Seth lived one hundred and five years, and begot (F)Enosh. 7 After he begot Enosh, Seth lived eight hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters. 8 So all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.
9 Enosh lived ninety years, and begot [a]Cainan. 10 After he begot Cainan, Enosh lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and had sons and daughters. 11 So all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died.
12 Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalalel. 13 After he begot Mahalalel, Cainan lived eight hundred and forty years, and had sons and daughters. 14 So all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.
15 Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and begot Jared. 16 After he begot Jared, Mahalalel lived eight hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters. 17 So all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years; and he died.
18 Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and begot (G)Enoch. 19 After he begot Enoch, Jared lived eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters. 20 So all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years; and he died.
21 Enoch lived sixty-five years, and begot Methuselah. 22 After he begot Methuselah, Enoch (H)walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. 23 So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24 And (I)Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God (J)took him.
25 Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech. 26 After he begot Lamech, Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had sons and daughters. 27 So all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years; and he died.
28 Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years, and had a son. 29 And he called his name (K)Noah,[b] saying, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground (L)which the Lord has cursed.” 30 After he begot Noah, Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years, and had sons and daughters. 31 So all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years; and he died.
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- Genesis 5:9 Heb. Qenan
- Genesis 5:29 Lit. Rest
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