Bible Strands
Genesis 35:28
And Isaac lived 180 years.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative records the lifespan of Isaac at the moment Jacob returns to him at Mamre near Hebron, immediately preceding Isaac’s death and burial.
The words — יְמֵי (ye.Mei) = days of and מְאַת (me.'At) = one hundred form the standard Hebrew chronological formula that quantifies the patriarch’s total years.
The thread — This lifespan marker parallels the recorded ages of Abraham (Genesis 25:7), Jacob (Genesis 47:28), and Joseph (Genesis 50:26) to track the generational length of the covenant line.
Why it lands — It establishes a fixed chronological boundary for Isaac’s life, requiring the reader to recognize the completed generation before the narrative shifts to Jacob’s descendants.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.
Cross-references
- Genesis 25:7 Abraham lived a total of 175 years.
- Genesis 50:26 So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.
- Genesis 47:28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.