The Science of Jared!?!
Okay, so the title was my clever way of integrating biblical stories into this blog. It's kinda' cheating in the sense that it's not really "superheroes" per say. Allow me to explain:
In this article I will attempt to scientifically explain how biblical characters such as Adam, Eve, or Jared, could live for hundreds of years. Keep in mind that most of the references in this article are from the Bible, so let's keep this in context.
Jared was the great great great grandson of Adam, through his son Seth. He was also the great grandfather of Noah. You see, Mahalalel was sixty-five years of age when he had Jared. At one hundred sixty-two years of age Jared had Enoch, as well as other children. Enoch had Methuselah, who in turn had Lamech. Lamech was the father of Noah. Jared lived to be 962 years old, making him the second oldest living man, next to his grandson Methuselah. Confused? Don't worry about it... All I'm trying to point out is that these figures of history are all related in some way.
Now, you may be thinking, “how can someone live to be nine hundred years?” To answer this query you must take a few things into account. Adam was created as the perfect man, and Eve from him. In order to reproduce as a species there had to be many inter-family marriages. It was of course very commonplace in those times, and perfectly acceptable. The reason there are laws against such marriages today is that human genes are full of mutations. The further we get from Adam (through generations) the more genetic anomalies form within our DNA. These laws came into affect quite long after Noah's time. Noah and his family were the only survivors of the great flood, and thus had to reproduce from within the family in order to thrive as a species. It is documented that one of the long term side effects from inter-breeding is a shorter life span due to various illnesses. Any of the following links will allow you to see evidence supporting this theory:
It seems to make sense that with less genetic mutations, one could reach a longer lifespan. So there you have it. Today's lesson: Don't sleep with your cousin.
On another note, I decided to do the math regarding Jared's lifespan. It occurred to me that he may have died during the great flood. As it turned out, even though Jared lived to be more than nine centuries old, he still passed on before the flood washed the world away. My calculations also told me {NERD ALERT!} that Noah’s family boarded the Ark when Noah was about one hundred seventy years of age, and that the flood lasted for less than two years.
In this article I will attempt to scientifically explain how biblical characters such as Adam, Eve, or Jared, could live for hundreds of years. Keep in mind that most of the references in this article are from the Bible, so let's keep this in context.
Jared was the great great great grandson of Adam, through his son Seth. He was also the great grandfather of Noah. You see, Mahalalel was sixty-five years of age when he had Jared. At one hundred sixty-two years of age Jared had Enoch, as well as other children. Enoch had Methuselah, who in turn had Lamech. Lamech was the father of Noah. Jared lived to be 962 years old, making him the second oldest living man, next to his grandson Methuselah. Confused? Don't worry about it... All I'm trying to point out is that these figures of history are all related in some way.
Now, you may be thinking, “how can someone live to be nine hundred years?” To answer this query you must take a few things into account. Adam was created as the perfect man, and Eve from him. In order to reproduce as a species there had to be many inter-family marriages. It was of course very commonplace in those times, and perfectly acceptable. The reason there are laws against such marriages today is that human genes are full of mutations. The further we get from Adam (through generations) the more genetic anomalies form within our DNA. These laws came into affect quite long after Noah's time. Noah and his family were the only survivors of the great flood, and thus had to reproduce from within the family in order to thrive as a species. It is documented that one of the long term side effects from inter-breeding is a shorter life span due to various illnesses. Any of the following links will allow you to see evidence supporting this theory:
It seems to make sense that with less genetic mutations, one could reach a longer lifespan. So there you have it. Today's lesson: Don't sleep with your cousin.
On another note, I decided to do the math regarding Jared's lifespan. It occurred to me that he may have died during the great flood. As it turned out, even though Jared lived to be more than nine centuries old, he still passed on before the flood washed the world away. My calculations also told me {NERD ALERT!} that Noah’s family boarded the Ark when Noah was about one hundred seventy years of age, and that the flood lasted for less than two years.
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