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Originally Posted by maleficent
I never once thought that giving up something for lent was to form a habit -- 40 days is a traditional number of discipline, devotion, and preparation in the Bible -- moses stayed on the mountain for 40 days, elijah travelled for 40 days, and jesus was in the desert for 40 days...
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Not to mention ol' Noah who was rained on for 40 days and 40 nights.
40 is a very significant number in the Bible, but that's neither here nor there...
Other than that...good read.
