number - Shiv'a Ve'arba'im Umeya?

Who knows one hundred forty-seven?

Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point at least twenty-four hours from now, I will:

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  Upvote all interesting answers.

  
  


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  Accept the best answer.

  
  


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  Go on to the next number.

  
  

Answer

Yaakov Avinu lived for 147 years