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Methuselah
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Methuselah (mēthy`zələ), in the Bible, descendant of Seth; son of Enoch. He is said to have lived 969 years. It is also spelled Mathusala.

Methuselah

Biblical patriarch who lived to the age of 969. The son of Enoch, he is mentioned in Genesis as a descendant of Seth, the son of Adam and Eve begotten after Cain. He is remembered as the world's oldest human being. He was the father of Lamech and grandfather of Noah; his later descendants included Abraham, Jacob, and David.


Methuselah
Old Testament a patriarch supposed to have lived 969 years (Genesis 5:21--27) who has come to be regarded as epitomizing longevity

Methuselah
oldest man mentioned in Bible. [O.T.: Genesis 5:27]
See : Age, Old

Methuselah
son of Enoch; patriarch said to have lived 969 years. [O.T.: Genesis 5:21–27]
See : Longevity


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