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Are there any Bible verses where God says at what age a person is considered an adult? Or anything similar?

I got thinking about what different cultures believe on age. For example, some cultures think a 13 year old is an adult. Whereas other cultures consider 18 an adult.

I just wanted to see if God said anything in the Bible about it.
 
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Yes, valuations are placed on people at various ages, determining their work worth. Lev 27 speaks of the value of various age groups, male and female, a month to 5, 5 to 20, 20 to 60, 60 to death.

The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate a person to the Lord by giving the equivalent value, 3 set the value of a male between the ages of twenty and sixty at fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel; 4 for a female, set her value at thirty shekels; 5 for a person between the ages of five and twenty, set the value of a male at twenty shekels and of a female at ten shekels; 6 for a person between one month and five years, set the value of a male at five shekels of silver and that of a female at three shekels of silver; 7 for a person sixty years old or more, set the value of a male at fifteen shekels and of a female at ten shekels."

Mind you, these are values reflecting the value of physical work--not measures of worth to God. All Israel, at a time when it was divided into 12 distinct tribes, all had equal value represented by different precious gems on the high priest's breastplate. Men had slightly more value than women. Young people above 5 had more value than old retired people, but even retired old people had significant work value. What value there is in an infant one month old I don't know? I shouldn't think there was any work value at all? So for babies the value had to be something a little less than work? Perhaps it was an investment in their potential future work value, since that may be willing to continue in service?

Beyond this I should probably add that there are ages at which a person would begin to serve in the military or as a priest. This accounts for a certain level of maturation and experience in life. 20 and 30 years of age seem to be important.
 
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Are there any Bible verses where God says at what age a person is considered an adult? Or anything similar?

I got thinking about what different cultures believe on age. For example, some cultures think a 13 year old is an adult. Whereas other cultures consider 18 an adult.

I just wanted to see if God said anything in the Bible about it.
26Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 27“How long will this wicked congregation grumble against Me? I have heard the complaints that the Israelites are making against Me. 28So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say. 29Your bodies will fall in this wilderness—all who were numbered in the census, everyone twenty years of age or older—because you have grumbled against Me.

According to the Word of God, a person becomes an adult when they reach the age of 20 (twenty). The word “adult,” however, is not found in the Bible. “Adults” are referred to as “men” or “women.” An “adult” is simply defined as “a person who is not a child.” A person who is under the age of 20 (twenty) is a child.

Here's a pretty good article to consider ....

 
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26Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 27“How long will this wicked congregation grumble against Me? I have heard the complaints that the Israelites are making against Me. 28So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say. 29Your bodies will fall in this wilderness—all who were numbered in the census, everyone twenty years of age or older—because you have grumbled against Me.

According to the Word of God, a person becomes an adult when they reach the age of 20 (twenty). The word “adult,” however, is not found in the Bible. “Adults” are referred to as “men” or “women.” An “adult” is simply defined as “a person who is not a child.” A person who is under the age of 20 (twenty) is a child.

Here's a pretty good article to consider ....
That is a verse I would use, but would add: God might have used 20 since that would catch all those which were mature enough to be part of the decision to not go into the land. Some under 20 might could have spoken up but no one would listen to them so their vote would not count.
What I am suggesting is there could have been some under 20 which had reached the age of accountability, but all 20 and older are definitely accountable.
 
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Interesting thread! But I do disagree w/ the concept of ‘age of accountability.’ I think young folk are smarter than what they’re given credit for.

I think this thread is interesting b/c it seems like God does not determine adulthood by a certain age.
 
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