Genesis EraOld Testament

Methuselah

Genesis1 ChroniclesLuke
When

No date

Genesis gives ages before Abraham, and readers differ on whether they are meant to be added up into dates. How the dates are worked out

Name meaning

uncertain — traditionally "man of the dart" · Hebrew

About

Son of Enoch and grandfather of Noah. He lived 969 years — the longest recorded lifespan in the Bible. He is an ancestor of all of humanity through Noah, who survived the great flood.

Relationships
FatherEnochFather, walked with God
GrandsonNoahGrandson who built the ark
Key Scripture AppearancesKJV
Genesis 5:21
And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:Genesis 5:21, KJV
Genesis 5:27
And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.Genesis 5:27, KJV
Luke 3:37
Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,Luke 3:37, KJV

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