amishrockstar
Puritan Board Freshman
I was reading through Matthew 1 and stopped for a minute to think about vs. 17; I've heard how some Bible teachers believe that a 'generation' is 40 years, so I thought I'd break out the ol' calculator... from the Babylonian captivity to Christ there were 14 generations, so, 14x40=560, 560 BC is exactly were my Encyclopedia of Bible Facts places the 'Captivity' but after that the 40 year per generation hermeneutic breaks down (literally speaking) ... can someone give me a hand? Should I take the generations between the Captivity to Christ as a literal 40 years/generation but not for the period from Abraham to David and David to the Captivity?
THANKS,
Matthew
THANKS,
Matthew