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The Six Ages of the World

Posted September 6, 2009 @ 12:06 am In Numbers,Six | No Comments

  1. The First Age: “The first is from the beginning of the human race, that is, from Adam [1], who was the first man that was made, down to Noah [2], who constructed the ark at the time of the flood [3].”
  2. The Second Age: “..extends from that period on to Abraham [4], who was called the father indeed of all nations..”
  3. The Third Age: “For the third age extends from Abraham on to David [5] the king.”
  4. The Fourth Age: “The fourth from David on to that captivity [6] whereby the people of God passed over into Babylonia.”
  5. The Fifth Age: “The fifth from that transmigration down to the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ [7].”
  6. The Sixth Age: “With His [Jesus Christ's] coming the sixth age has entered on its process.”

Source: The Six Ages of the World [8], Wikipedia.


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[1] Adam: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_and_Eve

[2] Noah: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah

[3] the flood: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah%27s_ark

[4] Abraham: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham

[5] David: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David

[6] that captivity: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_captivity

[7] Jesus Christ: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Christ

[8] The Six Ages of the World: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_ages_of_the_world

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