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11 Aug 2018Ponderings on the Holy Quran Why do ancient texts say people lived for hundreds or thousands of years? The enormous reigns in the Sumerian king lists reflect a different counting system, likely based on sixty, and the numbers shorten after the flood. Mufti Abu Layth believes the Old Testament's long lifespans were inherited from this Babylonian material. Lessonposition checkedQuran 29:14Nuh (Noah)Gilgameshthe Old Testament machine5 min 16 s3:53on YouTube