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age

Definition

The term "age" refers to the number of years a person has lived. It is also used to refer to a general, extended period of time.

• Other words used to express an extended period of time include, "era" and "season."
• Jesus refers to "this age" as the present time when evil, sin, and disobedience fill the earth.
• There will be a future age when righteousness will reign over a new Heaven and a new Earth.

Translation Suggestions

• The term "age" could also be translated as, "era" or "number of years" or "long time period."
• The phrase, "at a very old age" could be translated as, "at many years old" or "when he was very old" or "when he had lived a very long time."
• The phrase, "this present evil age" means, "during this time right now when people are very evil."