'Years' in the Bible

since the man on whom this sign of healing had been performed was more than 40 years old.

"This is what God promised: His descendants would be strangers in a foreign country, and its people would enslave them and oppress them for 400 years.

"When he was 40 years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the descendants of Israel.

"After 40 years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.

It was he who led them out, performing wonders and signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for 40 years.

So God turned away from them and gave them over to worship the heavenly bodies. As it is written in the book of the Prophets: "O house of Israel, you didn't offer me slaughtered animals and sacrifices those 40 years in the wilderness, did you?

There he found a man named Aeneas who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years.

After he had put up with them for 40 years in the wilderness,

for about 450 years.

"After that, he gave them judges until the time of the prophet Samuel. When they demanded a king, God gave them Kish's son Saul, from the tribe of Benjamin, for 40 years.

This went on for two years, so that all who lived in Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.

So be alert! Remember that for three years, night and day, I never stopped tearfully warning each of you.

"Since I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I am pleased to present my defense. You can verify for yourself that I went up to worship in Jerusalem no more than twelve days ago.

After many years, I have come back to my people to bring gifts for the poor and to offer sacrifices.

After two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. Since Felix wanted to do the Jews a favor, he left Paul in prison.

For two whole years Paul lived in his own rented place and welcomed everyone who came to him.