ACTS 13:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
“And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.”
For about forty years he endured their conduct in the wilderness — the forty years in the desert represents God's patience (anechomai, to bear with) despite Israel's unfaithfulness. Paul's reference mirrors Psalm 95 and Numbers 14, invoking the wilderness period as a canonical memory of God's sustained care even amid rebellion. The forty-year figure becomes a type for testing and preparation before entering the promised land.
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