This
venerable gallery of Nestors will include those of all periods
and nations, but as the modern references are more available
greater attention will be given to them.
Turning first to the history of the earlier nations, we deduce
from Jewish history that Abraham lived to one hundred and
seventy-five; Isaac, likewise a tranquil, peaceful man, to one
hundred and eighty; Jacob, who was crafty and cunning, to one
hundred and forty-seven; Ishmael, a warrior, to one hundred and
thirty-seven; and Joseph, to one hundred and ten. Moses, a man of
extraordinary vigor, which, however, he exposed to great cares
and fatigues, attained the advanced age of one hundred and
twenty; and the warlike and ever-active Joshua lived to one
hundred and ten. Lejoucourt gives the following striking
parallels: John Glower lived to one hundred and seventy- two, and
Abraham to one hundred and seventy-five; Susan, the wife of
Gower, lived to one hundred and sixty-four, and Sarah, the wife
of Abraham, to one hundred and twenty-seven. The eldest son of
the Gower couple was one hundred and fifteen when last seen, and
Isaac, the son of Abraham and Sarah, lived to one hundred and
eighty.
However replete with fables may be the history of the Kings of
Egypt, none attained a remarkable age, and the record of the
common people is incomplete or unavailable.
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