Bible Strands
Genesis 25:7
Abraham lived a total of 175 years.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Abraham’s lifespan immediately after detailing how Abraham dispatched his concubines’ sons away from Isaac. This chronological marker closes the account of Abraham’s earthly life before transitioning to Isaac’s lineage.
The words — The phrase חַיֵּ֥י אַבְרָהָ֖ם (chaiyei avraham) literally renders “the life of Abraham,” while חָ֑י מְאַ֥ת (chai me'at) specifies “one hundred years.” These terms function as a precise biographical summary rather than a theological declaration.
The thread — The text anchors Abraham’s timeline to Genesis 12:4, where he departs Haran at age seventy-five, establishing a seventy-year span between his call and this lifespan record. This chronological framework structures the patriarchal genealogies that follow.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition of a completed earthly tenure before the narrative shifts to the next generation. It requires the reader to track generational succession without attributing unrecorded meaning to the number itself.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.
Cross-references
- Genesis 12:4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.