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But it was really one of those faces which convey less the idea of so many years as its age than of so much experience as its store. The number of their years may have adequately summed up Jared, Mahalaleel, and the rest of the antediluvians, but the age of a modern man is to be measured by the intensity of his history. The face was well shaped, even excellently.
And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon; And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life. And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life. 1 Chronicles Adam, Sheth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez; And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.
When armies are engaged, and hot in battle, 'tis harder to keep them in rank and file, than when they have rest, and time for discipline. Jared therefore is the fruits of thanksgiving, as thanksgiving is the fruits of peace and possession. Ver. 16. "And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters."
"And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters." God gave him a long possession and enjoyment of the fruits of his father's labours. Mahalaleel, or praise our God, was the language of those times. Ver. 14. "And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died."
And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
He lived then two hundred and forty-eight years after Enoch, and died four hundred twenty-one years before the flood. Ver. 15. "And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared."
And Cainan lived seventy years and begat Mahalaleel: And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
But it was really one of those faces which convey less the idea of so many years as its age than of so much experience as its store. The number of their years may have adequately summed up Jared, Mahalaleel, and the rest of the antediluvians, but the age of a modern man is to be measured by the intensity of his history. The face was well shaped, even excellently.
He lived then one hundred fifty-three years after Enoch, and died five hundred and sixteen years before the flood. Ver. 12. "And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel." Mahalaleel, signifieth praising God. Wherefore he was born in settled times, wherein religion met with little or no molestation. Ver. 13.
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