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Forty — testing
Forty days of flood, forty years in the wilderness, forty days of fasting.
The story
Forty marks seasons of testing and transition: 40 days and nights of rain in the flood, 40 years of Israel wandering, Moses 40 days on Sinai, Elijah's 40-day journey, and Jesus' 40 days of fasting and temptation in the wilderness.
Sources
- Genesis 7; Numbers 14; Matthew 4
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