Bonus Questions Which person in the Bible does it say “then he was no more, because God took him away”? (Genesis 5:24) Which person in the Bible is named so “because in his time the earth was divided”? (Genesis 10:25) Why did people live so long in the Bible?
Main Thought People lived much longer before the flood. Can you imagine Enoch sitting down to talk with his great-great-great-great-grandfather Adam? Also, a time note – On the page we used years to count UP to the flood, when really our historical calendar using BC (or BCE if you prefer) would count the years DOWN from, well, pick your starting point!