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Fun Bible Facts
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Fun Bible Facts
The Jewish population in Egypt is well documented in the Holey Bible. It went from just 70 to over a million in just four generations!

Consider, there were four generations from Joseph to Moses.

Quote:Ex 6:16 And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari:
Ex 6:18 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel:
Ex 6:20 And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses:

So we go from Levi to Kohath to Amram to Moses. Four generations.

Population of the Jews in Egypt: 70.

Quote:Ex 1:5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

Population at the time of Exodus: 600 K males plus women and children.

Quote:Ex. 12:37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.

Now let's assume a 1:1 ration of males to females. This means 1.2 M adult population. So the adult Jewish-Egyptian population by generation, assuming a steady population growth with each generation, went like this:

70
1.8 K
47 K
1.2 M

This means that every Jewish-Egyptian couple would need to have had 52 children each over the course of those four generations. This figure only makes sense if every Jewish-Egyptian woman from 14-40 was constantly pregnant with twins!

Now THAT was miracle!
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#2
RE: Fun Bible Facts
Well my Jewish great grandma was one of 26 and I always say us Jews like to fuck.
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#3
RE: Fun Bible Facts
So question:

Was porn music just booming from the sky over Egypt that entire time?
"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything." -Friedrich Nietzsche

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"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." -Voltaire
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(March 19, 2012 at 9:28 am)mediamogul Wrote: So question:

Was porn music just booming from the sky over Egypt that entire time?

Don't mention porn or that RTF idiot will come here.
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RE: Fun Bible Facts
(March 19, 2012 at 9:31 am)Phil Wrote:
(March 19, 2012 at 9:28 am)mediamogul Wrote: So question:

Was porn music just booming from the sky over Egypt that entire time?

Don't mention porn or that RTF idiot will come here.

Who?
"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything." -Friedrich Nietzsche

"All thinking men are atheists." -Ernest Hemmingway

"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." -Voltaire
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RE: Fun Bible Facts
(March 19, 2012 at 9:32 am)mediamogul Wrote:
(March 19, 2012 at 9:31 am)Phil Wrote:
(March 19, 2012 at 9:28 am)mediamogul Wrote: So question:

Was porn music just booming from the sky over Egypt that entire time?

Don't mention porn or that RTF idiot will come here.

Who?

Hope it stays that way.
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#7
RE: Fun Bible Facts
OH.. MAH.. GAHH. Did I just hear that filthy 'p' word AGAIN? Why do people always talk about egyptians and PREGNANCY? Aww I'm such the joker!

Phil and I are best mates everyone!
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
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RE: Fun Bible Facts
(March 19, 2012 at 9:16 am)YahwehIsTheWay Wrote: The Jewish population in Egypt is well documented in the Holey Bible. It went from just 70 to over a million in just four generations!

Consider, there were four generations from Joseph to Moses.

Quote:Ex 6:16 And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari:
Ex 6:18 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel:
Ex 6:20 And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses:

So we go from Levi to Kohath to Amram to Moses. Four generations.

Population of the Jews in Egypt: 70.

Quote:Ex 1:5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

Population at the time of Exodus: 600 K males plus women and children.

Quote:Ex. 12:37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.

Now let's assume a 1:1 ration of males to females. This means 1.2 M adult population. So the adult Jewish-Egyptian population by generation, assuming a steady population growth with each generation, went like this:

70
1.8 K
47 K
1.2 M

This means that every Jewish-Egyptian couple would need to have had 52 children each over the course of those four generations. This figure only makes sense if every Jewish-Egyptian woman from 14-40 was constantly pregnant with twins!

Now THAT was miracle!

May I ask how long you believe a generation to be?

Or if you prefer how long did Moses Live? How long did Joseph live?

How many wives did the average man take?

What was the average size of the Jewish family while in captivity of Egypt?
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RE: Fun Bible Facts
(March 19, 2012 at 8:07 pm)Drich Wrote: May I ask how long you believe a generation to be?

The Bible tells us that women and men still became less fertile as they aged, the same as now.

Quote:Gen 18:11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

So although people lived several hundred years, their years of fertility were still limited to their youth as now.

Quote:How many wives did the average man take?

Considering they were slaves, probably not many. It tends to be the wealthy and powerful that have multiple wives.

Quote:What was the average size of the Jewish family while in captivity of Egypt?

54 apparently.
"You don't need facts when you got Jesus." -Pastor Deacon Fred, Landover Baptist Church

™: True Christian is a Trademark of the Landover Baptist Church. I have no affiliation with this fine group of True Christians ™ because I can't afford their tithing requirements but would like to be. Maybe someday the Lord will bless me with enough riches that I am able to. 

And for the lovers of Poe, here's your winking smiley:  Wink
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RE: Fun Bible Facts
(March 19, 2012 at 8:39 pm)YahwehIsTheWay Wrote: The Bible tells us that women and men still became less fertile as they aged, the same as now.
If People lived to be 900 years old in the time of Moses then why do you assume the rate of physical decay would remain as it is now?

Quote:So although people lived several hundred years, their years of fertility were still limited to their youth as now.
Why do you believe "youth" to be what we consider to be young?


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Quote:How many wives did the average man take?
Considering they were slaves, probably not many. It tends to be the wealthy and powerful that have multiple wives.
Would it not make sense if you were a slave owning nation undergoing a massive building project, to encourage or even force the production of more "free labor?" Thereby increasing the number of "wives" a man would typically have. Remember they were all considered to be properity of Pharroh, and it was left to him to feed and provide for the mass of Jews... Not what the man of the house could afford.
(The US did the same thing a few hundred years ago when the importing of slave became more restrictive)

Quote:What was the average size of the Jewish family while in captivity of Egypt?
54 apparently.
If you believe you reasoning to remain solid, then appearently so.
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