RobertPGH1981
Puritan Board Sophomore
The Genealogy of Shem from Genesis 10:10-26 "Abraham was born 292 years after the flood. This would mean that Noah and Abraham were contemporaries as were Shem and Eber with Jacob. Since Shem’s life span was 600 years, and his son Arphaxad was born at 100 years and Abraham was born 290 years after Arphaxad (= 390), given that Abraham died at 175 years (= 565), Shem’s life span would actually exceed the death of Abraham by thirty-five years (Mathews, K. A. (1996))".
This seems to indicate believers living outside the covenant of circumcision. How can Shem be a contemporary of Abraham and not be circumcised?
This seems to indicate believers living outside the covenant of circumcision. How can Shem be a contemporary of Abraham and not be circumcised?