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God's Providential Timing
Commentators note Noah's advanced age (500) when his sons were born. They suggest this wasn't accidental but was likely God's providence. By delaying their birth, God may have been ensuring the family saved in the ark was a manageable size and that they were born into the generation that would repopulate the earth. This highlights God's sovereign control over the details of history to fulfill His plan.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 5:1–32
18th Century
Theologian
- ספר sepher – “writing, a writing, a book.”
- קינן qēynān – Kenan, “possessor, or spearsman.”
- מהללאל mahe
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 5:32
19th Century
Bishop
Noah was five hundred years old. —No reason is given why Noah had no son until he had reached such an advanced age; nor, in fact, …
John Calvin
On Genesis 5:32
16th Century
Theologian
And Noah was five hundred years old. Concerning the fathers whom Moses has previously listed, it is not easy to surmise whether each of th…
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John Gill
On Genesis 5:32
17th Century
Pastor
And Noah was five hundred years old
Or "the son of five hundred years" F6 ; he was in his five hundredth …
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 5:25–32
17th Century
Minister
Methuselah signifies, ���he dies, there is a dart,��� or ���a sending forth,��� namely, of the deluge, which came the year that Methuselah died. He…