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Re:Analysis of blood markers predicts human lifespan limit by FiReaNG3L on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @09:25AM (#27290195)
There's a lot of numerical symbolism in the bible, and 12 or powers of 12 (144, etc) really means 'a lot'
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Re:Analysis of blood markers predicts human lifespan limit by timbit42 on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @04:11PM (#27295473)
The reason for the twelves is that the numbers were incorrectly translated from cuneiform into Hebrew. Sumerians used 12 and 60 (5x12) in their numbering systems, thus modern clocks have 24 hours and 60 minutes, and circles have 360 degrees. If you translate the numbers back into cuneiform and then correctly translate them again, the ages are all similar to the ages people live today.

Source: Noah's Ark and the Ziusudra Epic: Sumerian Origins of the Flood Myth by Robert M. Best

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