[Avodah] Long Lifespans in Bereishis

[Sholom Simon]

Thanks, RMB, for posting that article. Re the views of R. Moses Ibn
Tibbon, et al, who don't take those ages literally on a single person --
is that (along the lines of an off-line conversation we had) a "kosher
view" these days?  Or, is it one of those views that, the way R Noson
Slifkin puts it: they are allowed to have those views, but we aren't? 

On a different, but related issue, to the chevra: 

The list of generations in parshas Bereshis are generally of the form: 

 	* X was 50 years old when he fathered Y.
 	* X lived 450 years after he fathered Y and had sons and daughters
 	* X lived to the age of 500 years.

Doesn't that seem a bit redundant?  And, in fact, most (all?) of the
generations listed in parshas Noach skip the third phrase. 

Thoughts? 

-- Sholom
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