The Decline of Lifespan
From Biblical figures to modern averages.
Old Testament Figures and Known Ages
This is a list of individuals from the Old Testament whose age at death is explicitly mentioned in the Bible.
- Adam: 930
- Seth: 912
- Enosh: 905
- Kenan: 910
- Mahalalel: 895
- Jared: 962
- Enoch: 365
- Methuselah: 969
- Lamech: 777
- Noah: 950
- Shem: 600
- Arpachshad: 438
- Shelah: 433
- Eber: 464
- Peleg: 239
- Reu: 239
- Serug: 230
- Nahor: 148
- Terah: 205
- Abraham: 175
- Ishmael: 137
- Isaac: 180
- Jacob: 147
- Joseph: 110
- Aaron: 123
- Moses: 120
- Joshua: 110
- Eli: 98
- David: 70
- Jehoida: 130
- Hezekiah: 54
- Manasseh: 67
- Josiah: 39