מְתוּשֶׁ֫לַח

me.tu.she.lachMethuselah
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man6 occurrences2 books6 verses
This is the name of Methuselah: The oldest person mentioned in the Bible.

Definition

from H4962 and H7973; man of a dart; Methushelach, an antediluvian patriarch
Traditional renderings: Methuselah.

Glossary entries

Methuselah Mathusala

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

6 total
  1. Genesis 5:21מְתוּשָֽׁלַח׃ · Methuselah
    When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
  2. Genesis 5:22מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח · Methuselah
    And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
  3. Genesis 5:25מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח · When Methuselah
    When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
  4. Genesis 5:26מְתוּשֶׁ֗לַח · Methuselah
    And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
  5. Genesis 5:27מְתוּשֶׁ֔לַח · So Methuselah
    So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
  6. 1 Chronicles 1:3מְתוּשֶׁ֖לַח · Methuselah
    Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.