The age of Moses upon his death is given as 120, at which age "his eye had not dimmed, and his vigor had not diminished".

A hundred and twenty is stated as the outer limit of a normal human lifetime in Genesis 6:3. The number is especially associated with Moses.

Among Jews, 120 years is seen as the ideal lifespan. We bless each other to “live to 120” and euphemistically refer to death as “after 120 years.”

But the most famous individual whose 120-year lifespan is explicitly recorded in the Torah was the greatest Jewish leader of them all: Moses, Moshe Rabbeinu.

It is common among Jews to wish another to live "until 120." This is because the Torah tells us that "Moses was 120 years old when he died" (Deuteronomy 34:7).

11 сент. 2017 г. · One hundred and twenty years is a long time to live. Only one or two people may have achieved such an age in modern times.

16 дек. 2005 г. · And secondly, we are told by the Bible that 120 was the age of Moses when he died, and Moses is the only biblical character whom we are also ...

27 нояб. 2023 г. · The greeting is based on the final chapter of D'varim, which records that Moses lived to 120 years old in good mental and physical shape.

The limit of 120 years was not a permanent decree on man's lifespan, but a final deadline God had given mankind before his destruction.