Genesis 47:28
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28 Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were one hundred forty-seven years.
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Psalm 90:10
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10 The days of our life are seventy years
or perhaps eighty, if we are strong;
even then their span[a] is only toil and trouble;
they are soon gone, and we fly away.(A)
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- 90.10 Cn Compare Gk Syr Jerome Tg: Heb pride
Psalm 119:84
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84 How long must your servant endure?
When will you judge those who persecute me?(A)
Psalm 90:12
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12 So teach us to count our days
that we may gain a wise heart.(A)
Genesis 47:8-9
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8 Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many are the years of your life?”(A) 9 Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The years of my earthly sojourn are one hundred thirty; few and hard have been the years of my life. They do not compare with the years of the life of my ancestors during their long sojourn.”
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Genesis 37:2
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2 These are the descendants of Jacob.
Joseph, being seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers; he was a helper to the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives, and Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father.
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