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[chloebware]

The term 40 means many days....not actually 40days.


The number 40 appears multiple times in the bible:
It rained 40 days and 40 nights during the Flood (Genesis 7: 4)
Noah waited 40 days after the waters receded and the Ark settled on Mount Ararat before he sent out the dove (Genesis 8: 3-8)
Isaac was 40 years old when he married Rebecca (Genesis 25: 20)
Esau was 40 years old when he married his two wives (Genesis 26: 34)
The Israelites ate Manna 40 years in the Desert (Genesis 16: 35-6)
Moses spent 40 days and nights on Mount Sinai (Exodus 24: 18)
Then in Exodus 24: 28 he returns and fasts 40 days and 40 nights.
The scouts from the 12 tribes spied out the Promised Land 40 days before they returned a bad report (Numbers 13: 25)
Therefore, the Israelites were required to spend 40 years “wandering” in the Wilderness (Numbers 14: 33; Deuteronomy 29: 4)
Joshua was 40 years old when he spied with the scouts (Numbers 13: 5; Joshua 14: 7)
Goliath “taunted” Israel 40 days before his defeat by David (1 Samuel 17: 16)
King David reigned for 40 years (2 Samuel 5: 4)
King Solomon reigned for 40 years (1 Kings 11: 42)
Jonah preacah3ed to Nineveh for 40 days before they repented (Jonah 3: 4)
Elijah fasted 40 days in the wilderness (1 Kings 19: 8)
Purification of Mary is 40 days after birth of Jesus (Leviticus 12: 1-4) (Luke 2: 22-4)
Jesus spent 40 days Fasting in the Desert after His baptism (Matthew 4: 1-2)
Jesus also spent 40 days on earth following His Resurrection (Acts 1: 3)
Jesus, by tradition, spent 40 hours in the tomb.
The season of Lent is 40 days long/
So what's the deal with the number 40?