Genealogies in the morning, you have to love that. Nothing quite like coffee and begats. I can't wait till 5 AM Leviticus. But this was the first time I really thought about the Genesis 11 genealogies still have some big numbers in there. Like the fact that my boy, Shem, lived 500 years after the flood. I did the math. That would mean that Shem actually outlived Abraham. In fact, from Shem getting off the boat to Abraham’s birth is only a span of 292 years. Which means that Abraham could have met Noah. Probably at a family reunion. Can you imagine Noah sitting in the corner of the tent?
Noah: “Did I ever tell you about the time it rained 40 days and 40 nights?”
Shem: “DAD! Enough with this story. 300 years. Same story. We get it. Flood. Raven. Dove. Rainbow. C’mon! Here. Drink some more wine… we all know what happens then…right Ham?”
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Hahaha this is great stuff Jon! I'll be a regular reader now.
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- Jeremy