forty
Isaac Kremer/ July 3, 2024/ / 0 comments
A symbolic number, denoting the duration of the flood, the 40 years in the wilderness, the 40 days of Moses on Mt. Sinai, the 40 days of Elijah’s fasting, the 40 days of probation of the men of Nineveh, the 40 days of our Lord’s fasting, the 40 days of our Lord on earth after His Resurrection, the 40 days of our Lord’s temptation, etc., etc. (Taylor, 2003)
