Methuselah
Methuselah, the son of Enoch, was the oldest person mentioned in the Bible, living 969 years.
MaleEarly PatriarchOld & New Testaments3 books7 verses
Summary
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Genesis 5:21; referred to as Methuselah (מְתוּשֶׁ֫לַח) or Methuselah (Μαθουσάλα); a son of Enoch; father of Lamech.
Events
Dates are approximate
- Birth of Methuselahc. 3317 BC
- Lifetime of Methuselahc. 3317 BC
- Birth of Lamechc. 3130 BC
- Death of Methuselahc. 2348 BC
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Family members
Alternative names
- ΜαθουσάλαMethuselah
- מְתוּשֶׁ֫לַחMethuselah
Mentions
- When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
- And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
- 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.
- So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
- Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.
- …the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,