Jesus was tempted by Satan for 40 days in the mountains, it rained 40 days and nights during the great flood, Moses wandered for 40 years in the desert. Whoever wrote that stuff sure was hung up on the number 40.
2006-11-02 06:56:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
And 3 and 6 and 7 and 12 and 24.
2006-11-02 06:59:13 · answer #1 · answered by Iamnotarobot (former believer) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In those days 40 meant a really big number.....
They told their stories and used 40 for emphasis..... "It was huge.... It was, like, 40 cubits"
2006-11-02 14:59:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
And yet, interestingly enough, you are speaking of different authors, spanning hundreds of years (if not thousands).
2006-11-02 14:59:39 · answer #3 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
40 just rolls off the tongue easily.
2006-11-02 15:03:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋