Reply To: The Missing 165 Years – Discrepancy Between Jewish and Secular Calendars

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April 25, 2012 4:39 pm at 4:39 pm #1014194
rabbiofberlin
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holyMoe- thanks for the quote. I did see it and I will research the commentators on it.BTW- the possuk talks about “zekeinim”-old people.

May I also add another indication of longevity comes from Shimon Hazzzadik- that the perek says “hojo mei-anshei knesset hagedolah” and yet he is, according to the Gemara, the one who welcomed Alexander to Jerushalaim. Alexander the Great came to Jerusalem in appx 340 BCE- so Shimmon Hazzadik was, according to the chazal, over 150 years old ! (80 plus 70 plus…)

I am not sure we can extrapolate from one possuk but thank you for the quote from Ezra.