Are the life spans in Genesis 5 meant to be taken literally? Wasn't the life span of ancient people drastically shorter back then? I have read that the numbers are spiritual numbers that are used to represent an overall message, and not to be taken literally.
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Welcome to Mi Yodeya, Henry, and thanks for the question (+1)! I edited the title to be a bit clearer, hope you don't mind. Hope to see you around. :)– ScimonsterFeb 28, 2015 at 19:35
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If you can find meaning, that's great. Don't worry about if it actually happened or not.– Double AA ♦Mar 1, 2015 at 0:11
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related judaism.stackexchange.com/q/4977/759 dupe? judaism.stackexchange.com/q/30/759– Double AA ♦Mar 1, 2015 at 0:15
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Seems like a duplicate of judaism.stackexchange.com/q/4977, no? cc @DoubleAA– msh210 ♦Mar 1, 2015 at 6:37
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Note that since we date the calendar according to the years shown in the Torah, we appear to be taking it literally.– sabbahillelMar 1, 2015 at 16:03
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