The term "three-score" is an archaic English expression used in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible to denote the number sixty. It is derived from the old counting system where "score" means twenty. Thus, "three-score" is equivalent to three times twenty, or sixty. This term appears in various contexts throughout the Bible, often in reference to age, quantities, or measurements.

Biblical References:

1. Genesis 25:26 · In the account of the birth of Jacob and Esau, Isaac was "threescore years old" when Rebekah bore them. This highlights the age of Isaac at a significant moment in the patriarchal narrative, emphasizing the continuation of God's covenant through Jacob.

2. Exodus 15:27 · The Israelites, after crossing the Red Sea, came to Elim, where there were "twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees." While the Berean Standard Bible does not use the term "three-score," the KJV mentions "threescore and ten palm trees," illustrating the abundance and provision of God during the Israelites' journey.

3. 1 Samuel 6:19 · In the account of the Ark of the Covenant being returned to Beth-shemesh, the Lord struck down some of the men because they looked into the Ark. The KJV states that "fifty thousand and threescore and ten men" were struck down, emphasizing the holiness of the Ark and the seriousness of disobedience to God's commands.

4. Psalm 90:10 · This psalm, attributed to Moses, reflects on the brevity of human life: "The days of our years are threescore years and ten," or seventy years. This passage underscores the transient nature of life and the importance of living in accordance with God's will.

5. Song of Solomon 6:8 · In the poetic and allegorical language of the Song of Solomon, the beloved is described as having "threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number." This imagery conveys the idea of abundance and the unique beauty of the beloved among many.

Theological Significance:

The use of "three-score" in the Bible often serves to convey completeness or a significant measure of time or quantity. In the context of age, such as in Psalm 90:10, it reflects the typical lifespan of a person, reminding believers of the importance of wisdom and righteousness in the limited time given by God. In other contexts, it emphasizes the abundance of God's provision or the gravity of His judgments.

The term also reflects the historical and cultural context of the biblical narrative, where numbers often carry symbolic meaning. The use of "three-score" in the Bible invites readers to consider the deeper spiritual truths conveyed through these numerical expressions, encouraging a life of faithfulness and reverence before God.(a.) Thrice twenty; sixty.1440. hebdomekonta -- seventy
... seventy, three score and ten. From hebdomos and a modified form of deka; seventy --
seventy, three score and ten. see GREEK hebdomos. see GREEK deka. ...
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1835. hexekonta -- sixty
... sixty, threescore. The tenth multiple of hex; sixty -- sixty(-fold), threescore.
see GREEK hex. (exekonta) -- 9 Occurrences. 1834, 1835. hexekonta. 1836 . ...
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5516. chxs -- abbreviation for six hundred sixty-six
... Greek alphabet (intermediate between the 5th and 6th), used as numbers; denoting
respectively 600, 60, and 6; 666 as a numeral -- six hundred threescore and six ...
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8361. shittin -- sixty
... sixty, threescore. (Aramaic) corresponding to shishshiym (compare sheth); sixty --
threescore. see HEBREW shishshiym. see HEBREW sheth. 8360, 8361. ...
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8346. shishshim -- sixty
... sixty, three score. Multiple of shesh; sixty -- sixty, three score. see HEBREW
shesh. 8345, 8346. shishshim. 8347 . Strong's Numbers.
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7657. shibim -- seventy (a cardinal number)
... seventy, threescore and ten. Multiple of sheba'; seventy -- seventy, threescore
and ten (+ -teen). see HEBREW sheba'. 7656, 7657. shibim. 7658 . ...
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7239. ribbo -- ten thousand, myriad
... rabab; or ribbow {rib-bo'} from rabab; a myriad, ie Indefinitely, large number --
great things, ten ((eight)-een, (for)-ty, + sixscore, + threescore, X twenty ...
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There are Threescore Queens and Fourscore Concubines, and virgins ...
... CHAPTER VI. 7. There are threescore queens and fourscore concubines, and
virgins without number. The Bridegroom declares that there ...
/.../guyon/song of songs of solomon/7 there are threescore queens.htm

Behold his Bed, which is Solomon's; Threescore Valiant Men are ...
... CHAPTER III. 7. Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men
are about it, of the valiant of Israel. The Spouse, feeling ...
/.../guyon/song of songs of solomon/7 behold his bed which.htm

The Crowning of Abimelech
... And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. And Gideon had
threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. ...
/.../select masterpieces of biblical literature/iii the crowning of abimelech.htm

The Bible and the French Revolution.
... And I will give power unto My two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand
two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.... ...
/.../white/the great controversy between christ and satan /15 the bible and the.htm

The Bible and the French Revolution
... forty and two months," and "a thousand two hundred and threescore days""are the ...
"They shall prophecy a thousand two hundred and three-score days, clothed in ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/white/the great controversy/chapter 15 the bible and.htm

Concerning Rehoboam, and How God Inflicted Punishment Upon Him for ...
... Now he had eighteen legitimate wives, and thirty concubines; and he had born to
him twenty-eight sons and threescore daughters; but he appointed Abijah, whom ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 10 concerning rehoboam and.htm

1 Timothy v. 8
... Ver.9, 10. "Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old,
having been the wife of one man. Well reported of for good works.". ...
/.../homily xiv 1 timothy v.htm

The Important Question
... 11. But he makes a Third supposition, " That he shall certainly live forty,
or fifty, or threescore years. ... On living threescore years? ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 84 the important question.htm

What is Man?
... have taken place in the time of Moses, (and not improbably was revealed to the man
of God at the time that he made this declaration,) "are threescore years and ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 103 what is man.htm

Letter to a Young Widow.
... "Let not a widow be enrolled under threescore years of age" and again "but the younger
widows refuse" [339] intending by both these sayings to indicate to us ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/chrysostom/on the priesthood/letter to a young widow.htm

Threescore (87 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia THREESCORE. thre'-skor. See NUMBER.
Multi-Version Concordance Threescore (87 Occurrences). Luke ...
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Three-score (2 Occurrences)
Three-score. Threescore, Three-score. Three-stringed . Noah Webster's Dictionary ...
(See JPS). Threescore, Three-score. Three-stringed . Reference Bible.
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Fourscore (33 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS ASV). 1 Kings 5:15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare
burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; (KJV JPS ASV). ...
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Hewers (13 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 5:15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and
fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; (KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV). ...
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Argob (6 Occurrences)
... 13). It contained threescore cities. "All ... detritus. In almost every district
might have been found the threescore cities. Guthe ...
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Yearly (16 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 10:14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was
six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, (See NIV). ...
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Zac'cai (2 Occurrences)
... Zac'cai (2 Occurrences). Ezra 2:9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. ...
Nehemiah 7:14 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. ...
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Ninety (27 Occurrences)
... let the house be builded, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let the
foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and ...
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Jerub-baal's (3 Occurrences)
... Judges 9:2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem: Which is better
for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are threescore and ten persons ...
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Weeks (17 Occurrences)
... Thus, whereas the English Revised Version reads in 9:25, "Unto the anointed one;
the prince, shall be seven weeks: and threescore and two weeks, it shall be ...
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