Remarkable coincidences in the number
DAYS
- Of rain, at the time of the flood
  Genesis 7:17
- Of flood, before sending forth the raven
  Genesis 8:6
- For embalming
  Genesis 50:3
- Of fasting
  - By Moses
    Exodus 24:18; 34:28; Deuteronomy 9:9,25
  - By Elijah
    1 Kings 19:8
  - By spies in the land of promise
    Numbers 13:25
- Of probation, given to the Ninevites
  Jonah 3:4
- By Jesus
  Matthew 4:2
- Christ's stay after the resurrection
  Acts 1:3
- Symbolical
  Ezekiel 4:6
YEARS
- Wanderings of the Israelites in the wilderness
  Exodus 16:35; Numbers 14:34
- Peace in Israel
  Judges 3:11; 5:31; 8:28
- Egypt to be desolated
  Ezekiel 29:11
- To be restored after
  Ezekiel 29:13
STRIPES
- Administered in punishing criminals
  Deuteronomy 25:3; 2 Corinthians 11:24

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Bibliography Information
Nave, Orville J. Entry for 'Forty'. Nave's Topical Bible. https://www.studylight.org/concordances/eng/ntb/f/forty.html. 1896.

Bible Concordances Forty

Nave's Topical Bible

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Forty