KJV ORIGINAL
And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records that Jared lived an extraordinarily long life of 962 years before his death.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the genealogy from Adam to Noah in Genesis 5, which records the lifespans of the patriarchs before the flood. In this early period of human history, according to biblical accounts, people lived much longer lives than today. Jared was the father of Enoch and lived during a time when humanity was still relatively close to creation.
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