METHUSELAH


Meaning of METHUSELAH in English

n.

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 .

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