Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Gary Hedrick" <GaryH AT cjfm.org>]

        I didn't know it before this question came up, but it turns out that
calculating population growth is quite a sophisticated science. It has to
factor in not only birth rates but also offsetting death rates, as well as a
number of other factors. Evidently, there isn't a problem (at least not
mathematically) with a family of 70 generating a population of as much as
2-3 million over a period of a little over four centuries:
http://www.mathhelpforum.com/math-help/advanced-topics/106-population-growth
-forumula.html
        I suppose this is germane for this list since it might influence the
way some people read the Hebrew text.

Gary Hedrick
San Antonio, TX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Belot" <dbelot AT bigpond.net.au>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 11:24 PM
Subject: [b-hebrew] birth rate in Captivity


>I wonder please  could you give me a explanation on the 430 year period 
>that Israel spent in Egypt , it seems that only two or three generations 
>were born in Egypt , even tho the Israelites were considered proplific 
>breeders and went from 70 to 600000 ,
>
> Examples are Levi and son Kohath go into captivity ,  Amran is born to 
> Kohath  and then  Moses is born to Amram there Num 3:17, and Moses leads 
> Israel out , after 430 years .
>
> Levi much the same , Levi has Perez , Perez has Hezron , Num 1:7,  then 
> come captivity , Hezron has Ram in Egypt , Ram has Amminadab  , Amminadab 
> has Nahson , who leads Judah out , so only Ram and Amminadab and Nasho , 
> three generations are born in 430 years , is this meant to tell us that a 
> generation is 100 years or is there another reason why semingly birth rate

> has declined , Gen 11:11-25  saw births at approx 30 years , why did they 
> lengthen to 100 approx in capivity
>
> doug belot
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