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By Sean | November 17, 2007
- It rained on Noah for 40 days and 40 nights
- Moses was on Mount Sinai for 40 days when he received the 10 commandments
- Jesus fasted in the desert for 40 days
- The Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years
- 40 years was considered a generation in the bible
- Lent is 40 days
- Jesus spent 40 hours in the tomb
- According to the Talmud, if a Jewish person becomes spiritually impure they must go through a ritual bath which uses 40 measures of water.
- Goliath presented himself to Israel for 40 days
- Saul reigned for 40 years
- The holy place of the temple was 40 cubits long
- Jesus remained on earth 40 days after resurrection
- Women are pregnant for 40 weeks
These 40 facts were gathered from here, and there and maybe elswhere. If you want to spend a few weird and wooly moments then Google: Significance of 40.
Thanks for all the 40th birthday wishes from friends and family. I’m very grateful to have a beautiful wife and daughter, a good job, a nice home, and more friends I can count. The only wisdom I can add to the volumes of study on the significance of 40 is:
Turning 40 sure beats the alternative.
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