It should be faith-building for believers when statements in Scripture are validated by science! Once again science proves the Holy Scriptures is a living word from generation to generation. Sharon

“The oldest human who ever lived, according to official records, was 122-year-old Frenchwoman Jeanne Louise Calment, who died in 1997. Now a team of American researchers suggest Calment is unlikely to lose the top spot any time soon, as their research shows that though more people reach old age each year, the ceiling for human lifespan appears to be stuck at around 115 years. ‘The chances are very high that we [have] really reached our maximum allotted lifespan for the first time,’ said Jan Vijg, co-author of the research from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York” (BBC, October 5, 2016).

It is interesting that modern science actually supports the Bible. Over 4,000 years ago, God stated in Genesis 6:3, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” It appears that God was setting a limit on the maximum allotted years for human beings. Following the Flood, a few lived longer, but as a rule, 120 years appears to be the cap that God set—Moses died at 120 years of age (Deuteronomy 34:7).

source: TW