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Methuselah
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Methuselah was a descendant in the line from Adam to Noah, known for his long lifespan of 969 years, the longest recorded in the Bible.
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Biographical facts
- Died
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Family
Parents
Enoch (father)
Children
Lamech
Where Methuselah appears
6 verses across 2 books.
Verses mentioning Methuselah
- 1Chr 1:3 — Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
- Gen 5:21 — And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
- Gen 5:22 — And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
- Gen 5:25 — And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
- Gen 5:26 — And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
- Gen 5:27 — And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
The Church Fathers on Methuselah
Patristic commentary on the Scriptures that name Methuselah.
(Verse 25.) And Methuselah lived for 167 years and begot Lamech. And Methuselah lived, after he begot Lamech, for 802 years, and he begot sons and daughters. And all the days of Methuselah, that he lived, were 969 years, and he died. The famous question, and the subject of dispute among all the churches, is that, according to careful…
Methuselah also lived one hundred eighty-seven years, and begot Lamech. Lamech lived one hundred eighty-two years, and begot Noah, saying: "He will comfort us from our works and labors of our hands on the earth which the Lord has cursed." Lamech foresaw in prophetic spirit what kind of person his son would be, of what great virtue he…
Furthermore, Enoch lived sixty-five years and begot Methuselah, and walked with God. After he begot Methuselah, he lived for three hundred years, and he begot sons and daughters. It is said that he walked with God. He followed God's will and precepts in all things, with God dwelling in him, possessing, and ruling over his heart, he…
Historic voices touch this life
5 passages from 5 historic works cite verses that mention Methuselah.
- Commentary on Genesis · 1 passage
- Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary · 1 passage
- John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · 1 passage
- Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary · 1 passage
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible · 1 passage