Keraia
People

Mahalalel

Mahalalel was a descendant of Seth and an ancestor of Noah, living before the flood.
MaleEarly PatriarchOld & New Testaments3 books7 verses

Summary

A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Genesis 5:12; referred to as Mahalalel (מַהֲלַלְאֵל) or Mahalaleel (Μαλελεήλ); a son of Kenan; father of Jared.

Glossary entries

Mahalaleel, Mahalalel Maleleel

Family members

Father

Kenan

Children

Jared

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Genesis 5:12
    When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
  2. Genesis 5:13
    And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
  3. Genesis 5:15
    When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
  4. Genesis 5:16
    And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
  5. Genesis 5:17
    So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
  6. 1 Chronicles 1:2
    Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
  7. Luke 3:37
    …the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,