14 Bible Verses about Forty Days

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Acts 1:3

to whom also he presented himself living, after he had suffered, with many proofs; being seen by them during forty days, and speaking of the things which concern the kingdom of God;

Genesis 7:17

And the flood was forty days on the earth. And the waters increased, and bore up the ark; and it was lifted up above the earth.

Genesis 8:6

And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.

Genesis 50:3

And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those who are embalmed. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

Exodus 24:18

And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and ascended the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Exodus 34:28

And he was there with Jehovah forty days and forty nights; he ate no bread, and drank no water. And he wrote on the tables the words of the covenant, the ten words.

Numbers 13:25

And they returned from searching out the land after forty days.

Deuteronomy 9:25

So I fell down before Jehovah the forty days and forty nights, as I fell down; for Jehovah had said he would destroy you.

1 Samuel 17:16

And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

1 Kings 19:8

And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God.

Ezekiel 4:6

And when thou hast accomplished them, thou shalt lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.

Jonah 3:4

And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!

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Isaiah 2:2

And it shall come to pass in the end of days, that the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow unto it.

Daniel 2:28

but there is a God in the heavens, who revealeth secrets, and maketh known to king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be at the end of days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed are these:

Daniel 12:9

And he said, Go thy way, Daniel; for these words are closed and sealed till the time of the end.

Micah 4:1

But it shall come to pass in the end of days that the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and the peoples shall flow unto it.

Acts 2:17

And it shall be in the last days, saith God, that I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your elders shall dream with dreams;

More verses: 2 Timothy 3:1 2 Peter 3:3

Days » Forty days » Moses on the mount fasting

Exodus 34:28

And he was there with Jehovah forty days and forty nights; he ate no bread, and drank no water. And he wrote on the tables the words of the covenant, the ten words.

Exodus 24:18

And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and ascended the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Days » Forty days » Moses in prayer for israel

Deuteronomy 9:25

So I fell down before Jehovah the forty days and forty nights, as I fell down; for Jehovah had said he would destroy you.

Days » Forty days » Goliath's defiance lasted

1 Samuel 17:16

And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

Days » Forty days » Spies in the land of canaan

Numbers 13:25

And they returned from searching out the land after forty days.

Days » Forty days » The embalming of jacob occupied

Genesis 50:3

And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those who are embalmed. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

Days » Forty days » Elijah's meal lasted

1 Kings 19:8

And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God.

Days » Forty days » Flood lasted

Genesis 7:17

And the flood was forty days on the earth. And the waters increased, and bore up the ark; and it was lifted up above the earth.

Days » Forty days » Noah sends forth a raven at end of

Genesis 8:6

And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.

Days » Forty days » Ezekiel's typical period

Ezekiel 4:6

And when thou hast accomplished them, thou shalt lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.

Days » Forty days » Jonah's warning concerning the destruction of nineveh

Jonah 3:4

And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!

Days » Forty days » Christ's appearance after the resurrection

Acts 1:3

to whom also he presented himself living, after he had suffered, with many proofs; being seen by them during forty days, and speaking of the things which concern the kingdom of God;

Days » Forty days » Christ's temptation

Forty days » Moses on the mount fasting

Exodus 34:28

And he was there with Jehovah forty days and forty nights; he ate no bread, and drank no water. And he wrote on the tables the words of the covenant, the ten words.

Exodus 24:18

And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and ascended the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Forty days » Moses in prayer for israel

Deuteronomy 9:25

So I fell down before Jehovah the forty days and forty nights, as I fell down; for Jehovah had said he would destroy you.

Forty days » Goliath's defiance lasted

1 Samuel 17:16

And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

Forty days » Spies in the land of canaan

Numbers 13:25

And they returned from searching out the land after forty days.

Forty days » The embalming of jacob occupied

Genesis 50:3

And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those who are embalmed. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

Forty days » Elijah's meal lasted

1 Kings 19:8

And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God.

Forty days » Flood lasted

Genesis 7:17

And the flood was forty days on the earth. And the waters increased, and bore up the ark; and it was lifted up above the earth.

Forty days » Noah sends forth a raven at end of

Genesis 8:6

And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.

Forty days » Ezekiel's typical period

Ezekiel 4:6

And when thou hast accomplished them, thou shalt lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.

Forty days » Jonah's warning concerning the destruction of nineveh

Jonah 3:4

And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!

Forty days » Christ's appearance after the resurrection

Acts 1:3

to whom also he presented himself living, after he had suffered, with many proofs; being seen by them during forty days, and speaking of the things which concern the kingdom of God;

Forty days » Christ's temptation

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Seven days

Ezekiel 3:15

And I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and I sat where they sat; and I sat there astonied among them seven days.

Genesis 2:3

And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it, because that on it he rested from all his work which God had created in making it.

Genesis 7:4

For in yet seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living being which I have made will I destroy from the ground.

Acts 21:4

And having found out the disciples, we remained there seven days; who said to Paul by the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem.

Acts 20:6

but we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and we came to them to Troas in five days, where we spent seven days.

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Forty years

Psalm 95:10

Forty years was I grieved with the generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways;

Numbers 14:33

And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.

Exodus 16:35

And the children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came into an inhabited land: they ate the manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.

Judges 3:11

So the land had rest forty years. Then Oth'ni-el the son of Kenaz died.

Ezekiel 29:11

No foot of man shall pass through it, nor shall foot of beast pass through it, nor shall it be inhabited, forty years.

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Seven years

Genesis 41:29

Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout the land of Egypt.

Genesis 41:54

and the seven years of the dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said. And there was dearth in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

Daniel 4:23

And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the heavens, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be bathed with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him:

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Moses on the mount fasting

Exodus 34:28

And he was there with Jehovah forty days and forty nights; he ate no bread, and drank no water. And he wrote on the tables the words of the covenant, the ten words.

Exodus 24:18

And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and ascended the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Moses in prayer for israel

Deuteronomy 9:25

So I fell down before Jehovah the forty days and forty nights, as I fell down; for Jehovah had said he would destroy you.

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Goliath's defiance lasted

1 Samuel 17:16

And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Spies in the land of canaan

Numbers 13:25

And they returned from searching out the land after forty days.

Periods and numbers » Forty days » The embalming of jacob occupied

Genesis 50:3

And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those who are embalmed. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Elijah's meal lasted

1 Kings 19:8

And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God.

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Flood lasted

Genesis 7:17

And the flood was forty days on the earth. And the waters increased, and bore up the ark; and it was lifted up above the earth.

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Noah sends forth a raven at end of

Genesis 8:6

And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Ezekiel's typical period

Ezekiel 4:6

And when thou hast accomplished them, thou shalt lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Jonah's warning concerning the destruction of nineveh

Jonah 3:4

And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Christ's appearance after the resurrection

Acts 1:3

to whom also he presented himself living, after he had suffered, with many proofs; being seen by them during forty days, and speaking of the things which concern the kingdom of God;

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Christ's temptation

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