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40 days and 40 nights.
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Is it true that the reason the current bible says Jesus spent 40 days and 40 nights in the desert, is because of a mistranslation caused by the older versions of the bible using the same word for "forty" as the word "many"?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.40 is a magic number in the bible. As Brewer points out:
Moses was in the mount 40 days and 40 nights; Elijah was fed by ravens for 40 days; the rain of the flood fell for 40 days, and another 40 days passed before Noah opened the window; 40 days was the period of embalming; Ninevah had 40 days to repent; Jesus fasted 40 days; he was seen 40 days after his resurrection, etc.
Moses was in the mount 40 days and 40 nights; Elijah was fed by ravens for 40 days; the rain of the flood fell for 40 days, and another 40 days passed before Noah opened the window; 40 days was the period of embalming; Ninevah had 40 days to repent; Jesus fasted 40 days; he was seen 40 days after his resurrection, etc.