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	Other observations: This does not explain why the 251 years were also applied to Lamech’s life span of 753 years before the flood (Septuagint text) or applied to Noah’s age of 502 (251 x 2) at Shem’s birth before the flood or applied to Shem’s life span of 502 years after the flood or applied to the combined life spans of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob consisting of 502 years. This does not explain why one text (the Septuagint) says the flood was 2262 years after Adam, and another tradition says the exodus was only 251 years later, in 2513 years after Adam, why one version says Noah was born 1056 years after Adam, and another text says the flood was 251 years later, in 1307 years after Adam. So there is ample evidence that the original version for dating major events, from Adam to Babel, to Abraham, to Joseph, to the exodus or to the temple was somehow defined by the Venus cycle of 251 years. Planetary Alignments and Sabbaticals A Google for “planetary alignment” produces 1,170,000 hits. Some posted by scientists dispel the myths that alignments can upset life on earth and deny that such alignments will link with major events of the past. Seems that the entire world is expecting the Higher Realm to intervene when the “time is right”, when omens are defined (predetermined, predestined) by eclipses, conjunctions, molads, alignments and contrived sacred calendars. Alignments with Jupiter also involve 61 sabbaticals, 122 sabbaticals, etc., and 251 times seven equals 251 sabbaticals. There is evidence that the cycles should actually begin with the flood. TABLE 2 extends the sabbaticals on back to the birth of Noah’s son, Shem, who was age 98 (two Jubilees) at the Flood, and Noah died 50 sabbaticals (350 years) after the Flood. These are clues that sabbaticals should be counted from the Flood. Archbishop James Ussher said that David’s first year was in a jubilee year and that Solomon dedicated the temple in a jubilee year in his 12^th year (Annals p. 67). If so, was the exodus in a sabbatical or jubilee year? Jacob’s 14 years of serving Laban and Joseph’s 14 years of fat and lean years before the exodus become clues.
Table 4. Three Basic Ways to Interpret the Judges
Exodus & Wilderness		40	40	40
Rulers during Joshua & Elders		43	43	43
Oppressions from Cushan to Philistines & Judges from Othniel to Eli		111	+339	=450
From Samuel to when David captures Jerusalem (or to the temple)		57	57	57
From Exodus to the capture of Jerusalem (or to the temple)		251	479	590

TABLE 5. The 251-year Pattern from Adam to the Exodus
Adam				Flood						Abraham’s				Exodus		Temple			Fall of
										birth							Founded			Babylon
251	251	251	251		251	251	251		251		251		251
1708 – 52 = 1656 yrs.								427 yrs.				427 yrs.			427 + 52			427 yrs.

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