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==References == | <p> <strong> [[Age,]] [[Aged,]] [[Old]] [[Age]] </strong> . In the [[Ot]] advancing age is represented by words of different root-meanings. The aged man is <em> zâqen </em> , perhaps ‘grey-bearded’ ( [[Genesis]] 48:10 , 2 Samuel 19:32 , Job 12:20; Job 32:9 , Psalms 71:18 , Jeremiah 6:11 ); ‘old age’ is also <em> sêbhâh </em> , <em> i.e. </em> ‘hoary-headedness’ ( Genesis 15:15 , 1 Kings 14:4; cf. Genesis 42:38 , Psalms 71:18 ). According to the [[Mishna]] ( <em> [[Ab]] </em> . v. 21) the latter word implies a greater age (70) than the former (60). But in Job 15:10 (cf. Job 29:8 ) <em> yâshîsh </em> , <em> i.e. </em> ‘very aged,’ marks a further advance in years, of which the sign is a <em> withering </em> of strength. Psalms 90:10 is the only passage in which a definite period is fixed for human life. The idea that ‘hale old age’ ( <em> kelach </em> ) is a blessing is expressed in Job 5:26; the contrast is furnished by the gloomy picture ( Job 30:2 ) of the ‘fathers’ whose old age lacks vigour. </p> <p> The wisdom of the old was proverbial ( Job 12:12; Job 32:7 ), though there were exceptions ( Job 32:9 , Psalms 119:100 ). The experience of the older men fitted them for positions of trust and authority; hence by a natural transition of thought ‘elders’ became an official title Exodus 3:16 , Acts 11:30 ). [[Respect]] is to be shown to the old ( Leviticus 19:32 , Proverbs 23:22 ), and the decay of reverence for age is an evil omen ( Deuteronomy 28:50 , 1 Kings 12:8 , Isaiah 47:6 ). It was to the grandmother of [[Obed]] that the [[Hebrew]] women said ‘he shall be … a nourisher of thine old age’ ( Ruth 4:15 ); the dutiful affection of children’s children illumined the gracious message of Israel’s God: ‘even to old age [[I]] am he, and even to hoar hairs will [[I]] carry you’ ( Isaiah 46:4 ). </p> <p> [[J.]] [[G.]] Tasker. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:53, 12 October 2021
Aged Age Old Age [1]
Age, Aged, Old Age . In the Ot advancing age is represented by words of different root-meanings. The aged man is zâqen , perhaps ‘grey-bearded’ ( Genesis 48:10 , 2 Samuel 19:32 , Job 12:20; Job 32:9 , Psalms 71:18 , Jeremiah 6:11 ); ‘old age’ is also sêbhâh , i.e. ‘hoary-headedness’ ( Genesis 15:15 , 1 Kings 14:4; cf. Genesis 42:38 , Psalms 71:18 ). According to the Mishna ( Ab . v. 21) the latter word implies a greater age (70) than the former (60). But in Job 15:10 (cf. Job 29:8 ) yâshîsh , i.e. ‘very aged,’ marks a further advance in years, of which the sign is a withering of strength. Psalms 90:10 is the only passage in which a definite period is fixed for human life. The idea that ‘hale old age’ ( kelach ) is a blessing is expressed in Job 5:26; the contrast is furnished by the gloomy picture ( Job 30:2 ) of the ‘fathers’ whose old age lacks vigour.
The wisdom of the old was proverbial ( Job 12:12; Job 32:7 ), though there were exceptions ( Job 32:9 , Psalms 119:100 ). The experience of the older men fitted them for positions of trust and authority; hence by a natural transition of thought ‘elders’ became an official title Exodus 3:16 , Acts 11:30 ). Respect is to be shown to the old ( Leviticus 19:32 , Proverbs 23:22 ), and the decay of reverence for age is an evil omen ( Deuteronomy 28:50 , 1 Kings 12:8 , Isaiah 47:6 ). It was to the grandmother of Obed that the Hebrew women said ‘he shall be … a nourisher of thine old age’ ( Ruth 4:15 ); the dutiful affection of children’s children illumined the gracious message of Israel’s God: ‘even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry you’ ( Isaiah 46:4 ).
