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Did Kayin and Hevel grow quickly or were they born fully developed?
The sefer Seder Hadorot brings different opinions as to how old Hevel was when he was killed by Kayin.
Bershit Rabbah Ch. 22: 50 days (or 90 days [Seder Hadorot says 50 is a printing mistake])
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Years and years and years of Yishmael
Genesis 25:17 says:
וְאֵלֶּה שְׁנֵי חַיֵּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל מְאַת שָׁנָה וּשְׁלשִׁים שָׁנָה
וְשֶׁבַע שָׁנִים וַיִּגְוַע וַיָּמָת וַיֵּאָסֶף אֶל עַמָּיו׃
And these are the years of the life of ...
