'Period' in the Bible

After he had suffered, he had shown himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during a period of 40 days and telling them about the kingdom of God.

whom heaven must receive until the period of restoration of all things about which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time.

And when a period of forty years was fulfilled to him, it came into his heart to look upon his brethren, the sons of Israel;

and about a period of forty years He did suffer their manners in the wilderness,

Then he entered the synagogue and spoke boldly over a period of three months, engaging in discussion and trying to persuade them about the things of the kingdom of God.

Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish each one with tears.