Job’s life was much longer than people live today. The people in the Book of Genesis also had very long lives (Genesis chapter 5).

After the flood, God said that men would not continue to live for more than 120 years (Genesis 6:3). And Psalms 90:10 says that a normal life is 70 or 80 years.

Because of verse 16, some people think that Job lived in very ancient times. If so, the Book of Job may be the oldest book that still exists.

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