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Moses and Aaron petitioned Pharaoh, “Now let us take a
three-day journey into the desert to offer sacrifices to the
LORD our God” (Exod 5:3; cf. Exod 3:18; 8:27).
The fleeing Hebrews went three days without finding
water in the Desert of Shur (Exod 15:22).
When the Hebrews had traveled from Mount Sinai for
three days, the people began to complain (Num 10:33-11:1).
When the Hebrews neared the Jordan River they were
informed, “Three days from now you will cross the
Jordan here to go in and take possession of the land the
LORD your God is giving you for your own” (Josh 1:11; cf.
3:1-4).
The men of Timnah were stumped by Samson’s riddle for
three days (Judg 14:14)
King Rehoboam gave Jeroboam and the delegation of
Israelites a three day waiting period as he considered their
petition for less stringent royal demands (1 Kgs 12:5; cf.
12:12).
Jonah spent 3 days in the belly of the "great fish" (Jon
1:17)(Mt 12:40).
When God released Him, he spent 3 days walking across
Nineveh warning the people to repent (Jon 3:3).
In the New Testament Jesus told the Jewish populace at
the Temple, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again
in three days” (John 2:16), a fact that his disciples later
recalled (v. 22).
Paul was blinded for 3 days by Jesus (Acts 9:9),
Left over meat from a vow or voluntary sacrifice had to be
destroyed (burned with fire) on the third day (Lev
7:16-17)(Lev 19:5-7).
Three Months
Moses’ mother was able to conceal her baby for three
months (Exod 2:3; cf. Acts 7:20; Heb 11:23)