Lamech
Lamech, the father of Noah, lived 777 years.
The name Lamech means “poor; made low”
MaleEarly PatriarchOld & New Testaments3 books8 verses
Summary
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Genesis 5:25; referred to as Lamech (לֶ֫מֶךְ) or Lamech (Λάμεχ); a son of Methuselah; father of Noah.
Events
Dates are approximate
- Birth of Lamechc. 3130 BC
- Lifetime of Lamechc. 3130 BC
- Birth of Noahc. 2948 BC
- Death of Lamechc. 2353 BC
Glossary entries
Family members
- Father
- Children
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Mentions
Includes 1 verse that refer to Lamech without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
- And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
- When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.
- Genesis 5:29Referred to, not namedAnd he named him Noah, saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.”
- And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
- So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.
- Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.
- …the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,