So why does Gen 5:32 say that Noah's surviving children were all born when Noah was 500 years old? And why does Gen 11:12 say that Shem wasn't born until Noah was 502 "years" old and not 500 "years" old (Gen 5:32)? And if so, was Ham and/or Japheth born when Noah was 500 "years" old?
Or are you just pointing out some of the numerous biblical contradictions and inconsistencies and scientific untruths?
In other words the bible says that Noah's grandfather was drowned in a flood which was only 15 cubits high, along with Noah's widowed mother, and his aunts & uncles & cousins & brothers & sisters & his other children & grandchildren (Gen 5:26-32). Which is why the biblical writers presumably changed the age of Methusael's death from 970 "years" old to 969 "years" old (Gen 5:27).
So what evidence do you have that Mr & Mrs Noah only had sex once in their lifetimes to celebrate their 500th birthday.
Or is that just another imaginative fantasy story, given that the Gen 5 "years" are obviously more easily observed lunar cycles of ~29 days and not solar cycles of 365 days. Thus Adam and his genetically identical partner also named Adam first became pregnant at aged ~11 years old and not a silly 130 "years" old (Gen 5:1-3) and Methusael was drowned at aged ~80 years old and not a ridiculous 969 "years" old, and Mrs Noah gave birth to triplets at aged ~40 years old and not an absurd 500 "years" old
That's your choice if you don't believe what the bible actually says and that it is so mixed up.
Mitty wrote......So why does Gen 5:32 say that Noah's surviving children were all born when Noah was 500 years old? And why does Gen 11:12 say that Shem wasn't born until Noah was 502 "years" old and not 500 "years" old (Gen 5:32)? And if so, was Ham and/or Japheth born when Noah was 500 "years" old?
Noah’s only biological children, were his three sons, ‘Ham, Shem, and Japheth, who were born '
AFTER' Noah had turned 500. Genesis 5: 32; GNB,
After Noah had turned 500, RSV,
After Noah had turned 500, The Full Life Study Bible;
After Noah had turned 500, etc, etc, etc.
Mitty wrote,,,,,, In other words the bible says that Noah's grandfather was drowned in a flood which was only 15 cubits high, along with Noah's widowed mother, and his aunts & uncles & cousins & brothers & sisters & his other children & grandchildren (Gen 5:26-32). Which is why the biblical writers presumably changed the age of Methusael's death from 970 "years" old to 969 "years" old (Gen 5:27).
The Ark, which was made of heavy timber coated inside and out with bitumen, was 30 cubits high, the waters had to rise 15 cubits before it would even begin to float, after which the flood continued to rise until it covered the high hills.
All Noah’s grandchildren were born after the flood. There is no record of the age of Lamech’s mother, or if any of Lamech's brothers and sisters, the aunts and uncles of Noah were still alive when the flood occurred, you have absolutely no evidence whatsoever to substantiate, your unsupported ramblings.
Methuselah, the grandfather of Noah was 187 when he sired Lamech, (Gen 5: 25.) who was 182 when he sired Noah (Gen 5: 28.) 187+ 182 = 369, After siring Noah, Lamech lived another 595 years, which means that Noah was 595 when his father Lamech died and 5 years later, when Noah was 600, the flood came. Are you still with me Mitty? You can add up can’t you?
Methuselah was 187 when he sired Lamech, (Gen 5: 25.) and Lamech was 777 (Gen 5: 31.) when he died 5 years before the flood. Which means that Methuselah, who was 187 when his son Lamech died at the age of 777, was 964, five years before the flood, 187+777=964, add the extra five years and we have Methuselah dying at the age of 969 when his grandson Noah was 600 in the year of the flood, but Methuselah died before the flood, in fact it was the death of Methuselah which foretold the flood.
The flood of Noah didn’t come as a surprise. It had been preached on for four generations. Something strange happened when Enoch was 65, from which time “He walked with God.” Enoch was given a prophecy that as long as his firstborn son ‘Methuselah’ was alive, the judgement of the flood would be withheld, but as soon as he died, the flood would be sent forth.
Enoch named his firstborn to reflect this prophecy. The name Methuselah comes from two roots: muth, a root that means death, and from shalach, which means ‘To Bring’ or ‘To Send Forth.’ Thus, the name Methuselah signifies, ‘His Death Shall Bring.’ And, indeed, in the year that Methuselah died, the flood came.
Mitty wrote..... So what evidence do you have that Mr & Mrs Noah only had sex once in their lifetimes to celebrate their 500th birthday.
Considering that Ham was born when Noah was 500, and Shem was born when Noah was 502, and Japheth was born some years later, I would say they had sex more than once.
Mitty wrote..... Or is that just another imaginative fantasy story, given that the Gen 5 "years" are obviously more easily observed lunar cycles of ~29 days and not solar cycles of 365 days.
The
Enoch Calendar is shown in the 1st Book of
Enoch and was given by the Angel Uriel (YahEl), and is the original Priestly Calendar that was used in the Torah. The
Enoch Calendar is a 12-Month Solar Calendar having 364
Days, and it was used by the antediluvian patriarchs and by Noah, Abraham, and Jacob. It was taught to Moses by the Angel Yah, etc.
Mitty continues in his unsupported ramblings.......Thus Adam and his genetically identical partner also named Adam first became pregnant at aged ~11 years old and not a silly 130 "years" old (Gen 5:1-3) and Methusael was drowned at aged ~80 years old and not a ridiculous 969 "years" old, and Mrs Noah gave birth to triplets at aged ~40 years old and not an absurd 500 "years" old.
Yea! talk to the other hand mate. I know that the corona virus is running rampant down south, I wonder if those who are infected might suffer some temporary mental disorder?