GENERATION

Bible usage: it-1 917; w95 11/1 12-14, 19, 30-31

“fourth generation” from Abraham (Ge 15:16): it-1 778, 911-912; g 5/12 16

‘generation to come’ (Ps 71:18): w14 1/15 23; w07 6/1 29-30; w97 5/15 19-20

Greek word: w99 5/1 11; w95 11/1 12, 30; g88 4/8 13

Hebrew word: it-1 919

length: it-1 917-918; w95 11/1 17-19, 31

meaning of term: it-1 911-912, 917; kr 11; w95 11/1 12, 17-19, 30-31

people alive in 1914:

life story “My Generation—Unique and Highly Privileged!”: w87 8/1 21-25

number of U.S. veterans from World War I still alive: g94 11/8 28-29; g88 4/8 13; w86 2/15 5

number over 80 and 90 in Federal Republic of Germany: g87 4/8 30

number still alive in U.S. born 1860-1924: g91 10/8 28

number still alive worldwide: g94 11/8 29

“this generation” (Mt 24:34; Mr 13:30; Lu 21:32): it-1 918; w14 1/15 31; kr 11-12; w10 4/15 10-11; w10 6/15 5; w08 2/15 23-24; w08 4/15 29; w99 5/1 11; w97 1/1 12-13; w97 5/1 29; w88 10/15 4; w88 12/15 12-13; g88 4/8 13-14; w86 2/15 5-6

chart showing modern-day fulfillment: mwb18.03 5

first-century fulfillment: w99 5/1 10-12; w88 10/1 3

identified (first century): w95 11/1 11-14, 19; w95 12/15 30

identified (modern day): kr 11-12; w95 11/1 15-17, 19; w95 12/15 30

length not calculable: w08 2/15 25

understanding clarified (1995): w97 6/1 28; w95 11/1 10-21, 30-31

understanding clarified (2008): w10 4/15 10-11; w08 2/15 23-24