(JaiChai) - The Significance of "Forty" (You'll be surprised)
"Quadraginta" means "forty" in Latin.
Forty Days/Nights - the length of the Biblical flood of Noah.
Forty Days - the amount of time a widow could remain in her deceased husband's house.
Forty Days - the period of time a ship had to wait off a country's port if its passengers were disease-stricken.
This is the etymology of the word "Quarantine".
By JaiChai
JaiChai 3-11-2021. Simultaneous multi-site submissions posted. All rights reserved.