Yoda and Genesis

Did people ever live for 900 years?

David Anderson
Backyard Church
Published in
7 min readApr 30

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Yoda holding the top of his walking stick with green, clawed fingers
Is this what a 900 year old man looks like? Photo by Riku Lu on Unsplash

Fun fact: Yoda was 900 years old when he died. Okay, that’s actually fiction, not fact. But compare that with the lifespans of people before the Flood, and it’s right on par with them. With the exception of Enoch, everyone lived at least 700 years and some past 900. One thing you might notice, though, is after the Flood, lifespans are still in hundreds of years but drop…

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David Anderson
Backyard Church

David Anderson is a blogger, award-winning author, bible geek, and novice crypto investor. Doubting Thomas is my patron saint.