9 Bible Verses about Forty Years
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Isaac was 40 years old when he took as his wife Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and sister of Laban the Aramean.
The Israelites ate manna for 40 years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate manna until they reached the border of the land of Canaan.
The Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness 40 years until the whole generation that had done what was evil in the Lord’s sight was gone.
I led you 40 years in the wilderness; your clothes and the sandals on your feet did not wear out;
No human foot will pass through it, and no animal foot will pass through it. It will be uninhabited for 40 years. I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolate lands, and its cities will be a desolation among ruined cities for 40 years. I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them across the countries. “For this is what the Lord God says: At the end of 40 years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they were dispersed.
Then they asked for a king, so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for 40 years.
The length of time David reigned over Israel was 40 years: he reigned seven years in Hebron and 33 years in Jerusalem.
The length of Solomon’s reign in Jerusalem over all Israel totaled 40 years.
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Israel » Under the judges » Led » Eli » Forty years
When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward off the chair by the city gate,
Periods and numbers » Forty days » Forty years
I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray;
they do not know My ways.”
Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for 40 years and bear the penalty for your acts of unfaithfulness until all your corpses lie scattered in the wilderness.
The Israelites ate manna for 40 years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate manna until they reached the border of the land of Canaan.
No human foot will pass through it, and no animal foot will pass through it.
Punon » Israelite camp » Forty years » Wondering
They departed from Zalmonah and camped at Punon. They departed from Punon and camped at Oboth.
