Now the days of Isaac were 180 years.
Parallel translations
- WEB The days of Isaac were one hundred eighty years.
- KJV And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.
- BSB And Isaac lived 180 years.
- NKJV Now the days of Isaac were one hundred and eighty years.
- NLT Isaac lived for 180 years.
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Quick answer
Isaac lives to be one hundred eighty years old.
Overview
The notice of Isaac's long lifespan signals the approaching end of his life and the passing of a generation. His many years testify to God's covenant faithfulness through him. The verse prepares for the record of his death and burial that follows.
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Cross-references · 3
- Gen 25:7These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived: one hundred seventy-five years.
- Gen 50:26So Joseph died, being one hundred ten years old, and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
- Gen 47:28Jacob 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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