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How old was King Solomon when his daughters Taphath and Basemath were born?

Answered by BibleQ . December 20, 2009 - 5:22 pm 3

There is no way of knowing. Taphath and Basemath (or Basmath KJV) are only mentioned once each in the Bible (1 Kings 4:11,15) and then it is only to tell us who they married. We know that Solomon’s son Rehoboam was 41 years old when Solomon died (1 Kings 14:21), and that Solomon died when in his […]

How old was Solomon when he began his reign?

Answered by BibleQ . November 7, 2009 - 11:28 pm 3

The age of Solomon when he began to reign is unknown. However, we can work out some dates and establish an approximate age. The following dates are explained in The Times (chapter 3) 1041BC David born 1011BC David starts to reign, age 30 (2 Samuel 5:4-5) 971BC David dies, age 70 (1 Kings 2:11) 971BC Solomon starts […]

How many days was Jesus alive on Earth?

Answered by BibleQ . October 31, 2009 - 8:37 pm

> My son (6-3/4 yrs old) is asking “how many days was Jesus alive on Earth?” Well, we don’t know exactly how old Jesus was when he died. He was born in summer (shepherds in the fields at night) and died in spring (passover). He was thirty years old when he started his ministry (Luke […]

Why did people live so long before the flood?

Answered by BibleQ . August 8, 2009 - 5:54 pm 1

Adam lived to 930 (Genesis 5:5), Methuselah to 969 (Genesis 5:27), Noah to 950 (Genesis 9:29). Such long ages seem impossible to us today.

When was Jesus born?

Answered by BibleQ . August 8, 2009 - 5:36 pm 6

Despite our modern calendar having dates specified by AD (in the year of our Lord) and BC (before Christ), Jesus was not born in the year 0. In fact, there was no year zero. According to our calendar, the year 1 BC was followed by the year AD 1. Apparently a Scythian monk, Dionysius Exiguus, […]

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How old was King Solomon when his daughters Taphath and Basemath were born?

How old was Solomon when he began his reign?

How many days was Jesus alive on Earth?

Why did people live so long before the flood?

When was Jesus born?

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