14 Bible Verses about Forty Days

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Acts 1:3

Unto whom he also presented himself alive, after he had suffered, by many sure tokens, throughout forty days making himself visible unto them, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God.

Genesis 7:17

And it came to pass, that the flood was forty days on the earth, - and the waters increased and bare up the ark, and it was lifted high 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 that he had made;

Genesis 50:3

And they fulfilled for him forty days, for so, are they wont to fulfil the days of the embalmed, - and the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.

Exodus 24:18

And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud and ascended into the mountain. And it came to pass that Moses was in the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Exodus 34:28

So then he was there, with Yahweh, forty days and forty nights, bread, did he not eat and, water, did he not drink, and he wrote upon the tables, the words of the covenant, the ten words.

Numbers 13:25

And they returned from spying out the land, - at the end of forty days.

Deuteronomy 9:25

Thus, then lay I prostrate before Yahweh, the forty days and the forty nights that I did lie prostrate, - because Yahweh spake of destroying you.

1 Samuel 17:16

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

1 Kings 19:8

So he arose, and did eat and drink, - and journeyed, in the strength of that eating, forty days and forty nights, as far as the mountain of God - Horeb.

Ezekiel 4:6

And when thou hast ended these, then shalt thou lie, on thy right side. a second time, and shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah, - forty days, one day for each year, have I appointed thee.

Jonah 3:4

So Jonah began to enter into the city, one day's journey, - and he cried out and said - Yet forty days, and, Nineveh, is to be overthrown!

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Isaiah 2:2

But it shall come to pass, in the afterpart of the days, That the mountain of the house of Yahweh Shall be, set up, as the head of the mountains, And be exalted above the hills, - And all the nations, shall stream thereunto;

Daniel 2:28

but there is a God in the heavens, who revealeth secrets, and hath made known to King Nebuchadnezzar, what shall come to pass, in the afterpart of the days: Thy dream and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are, these: -

Daniel 12:9

Then said he, Go thy way, Daniel; for closed up and sealed are the words, until the time of the end.

Micah 4:1

But it shall come to pass, in the afterpart of the days, that the mountain of the house of Yahweh shall be, set up, as the head of the mountains, and, exalted, shall it be, above the hills, - and peoples, shall stream thereunto;

Acts 2:17

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

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

Days » Forty days » Moses on the mount fasting

Exodus 34:28

So then he was there, with Yahweh, forty days and forty nights, bread, did he not eat and, water, did he not drink, and he wrote upon the tables, the words of the covenant, the ten words.

Exodus 24:18

And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud and ascended into the mountain. And it came to pass that Moses was in the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Days » Forty days » Moses in prayer for israel

Deuteronomy 9:25

Thus, then lay I prostrate before Yahweh, the forty days and the forty nights that I did lie prostrate, - because Yahweh spake of destroying 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 spying out the land, - at the end of forty days.

Days » Forty days » The embalming of jacob occupied

Genesis 50:3

And they fulfilled for him forty days, for so, are they wont to fulfil the days of the embalmed, - and the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.

Days » Forty days » Elijah's meal lasted

1 Kings 19:8

So he arose, and did eat and drink, - and journeyed, in the strength of that eating, forty days and forty nights, as far as the mountain of God - Horeb.

Days » Forty days » Flood lasted

Genesis 7:17

And it came to pass, that the flood was forty days on the earth, - and the waters increased and bare up the ark, and it was lifted high 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 that he had made;

Days » Forty days » Ezekiel's typical period

Ezekiel 4:6

And when thou hast ended these, then shalt thou lie, on thy right side. a second time, and shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah, - forty days, one day for each year, have I appointed thee.

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

Jonah 3:4

So Jonah began to enter into the city, one day's journey, - and he cried out and said - Yet forty days, and, Nineveh, is to be overthrown!

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

Acts 1:3

Unto whom he also presented himself alive, after he had suffered, by many sure tokens, throughout forty days making himself visible unto them, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God.

Days » Forty days » Christ's temptation

Forty days » Moses on the mount fasting

Exodus 34:28

So then he was there, with Yahweh, forty days and forty nights, bread, did he not eat and, water, did he not drink, and he wrote upon the tables, the words of the covenant, the ten words.

Exodus 24:18

And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud and ascended into the mountain. And it came to pass that Moses was in the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Forty days » Moses in prayer for israel

Deuteronomy 9:25

Thus, then lay I prostrate before Yahweh, the forty days and the forty nights that I did lie prostrate, - because Yahweh spake of destroying 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 spying out the land, - at the end of forty days.

Forty days » The embalming of jacob occupied

Genesis 50:3

And they fulfilled for him forty days, for so, are they wont to fulfil the days of the embalmed, - and the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.

Forty days » Elijah's meal lasted

1 Kings 19:8

So he arose, and did eat and drink, - and journeyed, in the strength of that eating, forty days and forty nights, as far as the mountain of God - Horeb.

Forty days » Flood lasted

Genesis 7:17

And it came to pass, that the flood was forty days on the earth, - and the waters increased and bare up the ark, and it was lifted high 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 that he had made;

Forty days » Ezekiel's typical period

Ezekiel 4:6

And when thou hast ended these, then shalt thou lie, on thy right side. a second time, and shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah, - forty days, one day for each year, have I appointed thee.

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

Jonah 3:4

So Jonah began to enter into the city, one day's journey, - and he cried out and said - Yet forty days, and, Nineveh, is to be overthrown!

Forty days » Christ's appearance after the resurrection

Acts 1:3

Unto whom he also presented himself alive, after he had suffered, by many sure tokens, throughout forty days making himself visible unto them, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God.

Forty days » Christ's temptation

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Seven days

Ezekiel 3:15

Thus came I unto them of the captivity, at Tel-abib. who were dwelling towards he river Chebar and I dwelt where They were dwelling; yea I dwelt there seven days, stunned in their midst,

Genesis 2:3

And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it, - because therein, rested he from all his work which God, by creating, had made.

Genesis 7:4

For in seven days more, I, am sending rain on the earth, forty days and forty nights, - so will I wipe out all the living things which I have made, from off the face of the ground.

Acts 21:4

And, finding up the disciples, we remained there seven days, and they, unto Paul, began to say, through the Spirit, that he would gain no footing in Jerusalem.

Acts 20:6

And, we, sailed forth, after the days of unleavened bread, from Philippi, and came unto them in Troas in five days, where we tarried seven days.

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Forty years

Psalm 95:10

Forty years, loathed I that generation, So I said - A people going astray in heart, they are, Even they, have not known my ways!

Numbers 14:33

and your sons, shall be shepherds in the desert forty years, and shall bear your unchastities, - until your dead bodies are consumed in the desert.

Exodus 16:35

And, the sons of Israel did eat the manna forty years, until they entered into the land wherein they were to dwell, - the manna, they did eat until they entered into the bounds of the land of Canaan.

Judges 3:11

And the land had rest forty years, - and Othniel son of Kenaz, died.

Ezekiel 29:11

The foot of man shall not pass through it, Nor shall the foot of beast, pass through it, Neither shall it be inhabited forty years:

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Seven years

Genesis 41:29

Lo! seven years, coming in, - of great plenty, in all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 41:54

and the seven years of famine began to come in, according as Joseph had said, - and it came to pass that there was a famine in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt, there was bread.

Daniel 4:23

And, whereas the king saw a watcher and holy one coming down out of the heavens, who said, Hew ye down the tree and despoil it, nevertheless, the stock of its roots - in the earth, leave ye, even in a bond of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field, - and, with the dew of the heavens, let it he drenched, and, along with the wild beasts of the field, be its portion, until that, seven seasons, pass over it.

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

Exodus 34:28

So then he was there, with Yahweh, forty days and forty nights, bread, did he not eat and, water, did he not drink, and he wrote upon the tables, the words of the covenant, the ten words.

Exodus 24:18

And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud and ascended into the mountain. And it came to pass that Moses was in the mountain forty days and forty nights.

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

Deuteronomy 9:25

Thus, then lay I prostrate before Yahweh, the forty days and the forty nights that I did lie prostrate, - because Yahweh spake of destroying 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 spying out the land, - at the end of forty days.

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

Genesis 50:3

And they fulfilled for him forty days, for so, are they wont to fulfil the days of the embalmed, - and the Egyptians wept for him seventy days.

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

1 Kings 19:8

So he arose, and did eat and drink, - and journeyed, in the strength of that eating, forty days and forty nights, as far as the mountain of God - Horeb.

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Flood lasted

Genesis 7:17

And it came to pass, that the flood was forty days on the earth, - and the waters increased and bare up the ark, and it was lifted high 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 that he had made;

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

Ezekiel 4:6

And when thou hast ended these, then shalt thou lie, on thy right side. a second time, and shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah, - forty days, one day for each year, have I appointed thee.

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

Jonah 3:4

So Jonah began to enter into the city, one day's journey, - and he cried out and said - Yet forty days, and, Nineveh, is to be overthrown!

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

Acts 1:3

Unto whom he also presented himself alive, after he had suffered, by many sure tokens, throughout forty days making himself visible unto them, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God.

Periods and numbers » Forty days » Christ's temptation

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