Jacob had 13 children (am I wrong?): 12 boys and 1 girl.
If you flip a coin 13 times, the probability to have 12 heads is about 0.002!
A little bit of biblical Math
by psyco 8 Replies latest watchtower bible
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neat blue dog
Dinah wasn't the only daughter, the others just weren't talked about because they weren't future heads of the tribes. Dinah was the exception because of the story that went along with her. -
Anony Mous
I think you are wrong, but even if you aren’t, gender of a child isn’t a coin flip, some males only give off one type of chromosome, which makes it entirely possible the only female was not his.
“All of his [Jacob’s] sons and daughters got up to comfort him . . .” (Genesis 37:35).
“His [Jacob’s] sons and grandsons, his daughters and his granddaughters—all of his descendants he brought with him to Egypt” (Genesis 46:7)
The verses both give multiples for both sons and daughters; they weren’t named though and given this is a mythical person unlikely we will ever find out any contemporary documents detailing anything. -
psyco
In fact, I was not sure. Thanks!
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cofty
some males only give off one type of chromosome
Sorry but I don't think that can possibly be true. Do you have a source for that?
It is true that some males have a slight bias towards one or the other. In the big picture 51% of babies are males.
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psyco
https://countrymeters.info/en/World
Is this big picture accurate, then?
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cofty
Yes
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TD
Not completely unheard of
14 Consecutive sons:
14 consecutive daughters:
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¹Mathematicians acknowledge chance and large numbers will have strings of repeats that look manipulated. Actual manipulators will change coin flips if heads shows up too many times