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| − | '''Methuselah''' is a character in the Book of [[Genesis]], the son of [[Enoch]] and the grandfather of [[Noah]]. He is best known for living until the age of 969 (Gen 5:27), the longest life recorded in [[the Bible]] | + | '''Methuselah''' is a character in the Book of [[Genesis]], the son of [[Enoch]] and the grandfather of [[Noah]].<ref name="m">{{Easton|Methuselah}}</ref> He is best known for living until the age of 969 (Gen 5:27), the longest life recorded in [[the Bible]]<ref name="m"/>. Taking the years of the Genesis genealogies as literal, his death occurred the same year as the [[Great Flood]].<ref name="m"/> Whether he died with the flood or the flood was put off until his death is unknown.{{citation needed}} Apart from the record of his lineage, the Bible does not mention any other information about him.{{citation needed}} |
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Revision as of 17:26, March 18, 2008
Methuselah is a character in the Book of Genesis, the son of Enoch and the grandfather of Noah.[1] He is best known for living until the age of 969 (Gen 5:27), the longest life recorded in the Bible[1]. Taking the years of the Genesis genealogies as literal, his death occurred the same year as the Great Flood.[1] Whether he died with the flood or the flood was put off until his death is unknown.[Citation Needed] Apart from the record of his lineage, the Bible does not mention any other information about him.[Citation Needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Easton's Bible Dictionary, article on Methuselah originally published in 1897.